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And flesh and sin no more control
The sacred pleasures of the soul.
a 6 My flesh will slumber in the ground,
-Till the last trumpet's joyful sound;
Then burst the chains with sweet surprise,
And in my Saviour's image rise.

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PSALM 18. L. M. 1st Part. Green's. [*]

Ver. 1-6, 15-18.

Deliverance from Despair; or Temptations overcome.

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HEE will I love, O Lord, my strength, My rock, my tower, my high defence: Thy mighty arm shall be my trust,

For I have found salvation thence.

e 2 Death, and the terrours of the grave,
Stood round me with their dismal shade;
While floods of high temptation rose,
And made my sinking soul afraid.
e 3 I saw the op'ning gates of hell,
With endless pains and sorrows there;
Which none, but they that feel, can tell,
While I was hurry'd to despair.

4 In my distress I call'd my God,
When I could scarce believe him mine;
He bow'd his ear to my complaint;
o Then did his grace appear divine.
5 [With speed he flew to my relief;
As on a cherub's wing he rode;
Awful and bright, as lightning, shone
The face of my deliv'rer God.]
0.6 Temptations fled at his rebuke,
The blast of his almighty breath;
He sent salvation from on high,

And drew me from the depths of death.

7 [Great were my fears, my foes were great; Much was their strength, and more their rage; But Christ, my Lord, is conqu’ror still,

In all the wars that devils wage.]

s 8 My song for ever shall record
That terrible, that joyful hour;
And give the glory to the Lord,
Due to his mercy and his pow'r :

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L. M. 2nd Part. Armley. [b]
V. 20-26.—Sincerity proved and rewarded.
ORD, thou hast seen my soul sincere,
Hast made thy truth and love appear,

Before mine eyes I set thy laws,

And thou hast own'd my righteous cause.
2 [Since I have learn'd thy holy ways,
I've walk'd upright before thy face:
Or if my feet did e'er depart,

'Twas never with a wicked heart.]

p 3 What sore temptations broke my rest!
e What wars and strugglings in my breast!
-But, thro' thy grace that reigns within,
I guard against my darling sin.

4 The sin that close besets me still,
That works and strives against my will;
e When will thy Spirit's sovereign power
Destroy it, that it rise no more?
-5 With an impartial hand, the Lord
Deals out to mortals their reward:
The kind and faithful soul shall find
A God as faithful and as kind.

6 The just and pure shall ever say, Thou art more pure, more just than they; o And men who love revenge shall know, u God hath an arm of vengeance too.

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L. M. 3rd Part. Quercy. Nantwich. [*]
V. 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, &c.

JUST

Rejoicing in God: or Salvation and Triumph. UST are thy ways, and true thy word, Great Rock of my secure abode. -Who is a God beside the Lord?

g Or where's a refuge like our God?

-2 'Tis he who girds me with his might, Gives me his holy sword to wield; And, while with sin and hell I fight, Spreads his salvation for my shield. o 3 He lives, (and blessed be my Rock,) The God of my salvation lives;

The dark designs of hell are broke; e Sweet is the peace my Father gives.

-4 Before the scoffers of the age,
I will exalt my Father's name;
Nor tremble at their mighty rage,
But meet reproach and bear the shame.
5 To David and his royal seed,
Thy grace for ever shall extend;
Thy love to saints, in Christ their head,
Knows not a limit, nor an end.

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C. M. 1st Part. Mear. [*]

Victory and Triumph, over Temporal Enemies.
VE love thee, Lord, and we adore;
Now is thine arm reveal'd;

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Thou art our strength, our heav'nly tow'r,
Our bulwark and our shield.

o 2 We fly to our eternal Rock,
And find a sure defence;
-His holy name our lips invoke,
And draw salvation thence.

o 3 When God our leader shines in arms,
What mortal heart can bear
g The thunder of his loud alarms?
The lightning of his spear?

-4 He rides upon the winged wind,
And angels in array,

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In millions wait to know his mind,
And swift as flames obey.

-5 He speaks-and at his fierce rebuke,
Whole armies are dismay'd;

His voice, his frown, his angry look,
Strikes all their courage dead.

-6 He forms our gen'rals for the field,
With all their dreadful skill;

Gives them his awful sword to wield,
And makes them hearts of steel.
[He arms our captains to the fight,
Though there his name's forgot;
He girded Cyrus with his might,
But Cyrus knew him not.]

8 Oft has the Lord whole nations blest, For his own church's sake;

The powers that give his people rest,
Shall of his care partake.

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C. M. 2nd Part. Arundel. [*]
The Conqueror's Song.

O thine almighty arm we owe
The triumphs of the day;
Thy terrours, Lord, confound the foe,
And melt their strength away.

2 'Tis by thy aid our troops prevail,
And break united powers;

Or burn their boasted fleets, or scale
The proudest of their towers.

3 How have we chas'd them through the field,
And trod them to the ground;
While thy salvation was our shield,
But they no shelter found!

e 4 In vain to idol saints they cry,
And perish in their blood:
-Where is a rock so great, so high,
So powerful, as our God?

o 5 The Rock of Israel ever lives,
His name be ever blest;

o 'Tis his own arm the vict'ry gives,
And gives his people rest.

6 On kings that reign as David did,
He pours his blessings down;
Secures their honours to their seed,
And well supports their crown.]

PSALM 19. S. M. 1st Part. Watchman. Sutton. [*]

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The Book of Nature and the Scriptures.

BEHOLD, the lofty sky

Declares its maker God;

And all his starry works on high
Proclaim his power abroad.

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The darkness and the light
Still keep their course the same;
While night to day, and day to night,
Divinely teach his name.

3 In ev'ry diff'rent land,

Their gen'ral voice is known:

They show the wonders of his hand,
And orders of his throne.

0 4 Ye Christian lands, rejoice,
Here he reveals his word;
We are not left to nature's voice,
To bid us know the Lord.
His statutes and commands
Are set before our eyes;
He puts his gospel in our hands,
Where our salvation lies.

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6 His laws are just and pure, His truth without deceit, His promises for ever sure,

And his rewards are great.

-7 [Not honey to the taste
Affords so much delight;

Nor gold that has the furnace pass'd,
So much allures the sight.

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While of thy works I sing,

Thy glory to proclaim;

Accept the praise, my God, my King,
In my Redeemer's name.]

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S. M. 2nd Part. Dover. Pelham. [*]

God's Word most excellent: or holy Fear.
EHOLD the morning sun
Begins his glorious way;

His beams through all the nations run,
And life and light convey.

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But where the gospel comes,
It spreads diviner light;

It calls dead sinners from their tombs,

And gives the blind their sight.]

3 How perfect is thy word!
And all thy judgments just;
For ever sure thy promise, Lord,
And men securely trust.

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My gracious God, how plain
Are thy directions giv'n!

O may I never read in vain,
But find the path to heaven.

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PAUSE.

I hear thy word with love,
And I would fain obey;

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