Still let the glories of thy face 4 To Father, Son, and Holy-Ghost, PSALM 8. 10 Thou to whom all creatures bow Within this earthly frame, Through all the world how great art thou! How glorious is thy name! 2 When heav'n, thy beauteous work on high, Employs my wand'ring sight; The moon that nightly rules the sky, 3 What's man, (say I,) that, Lord, thou lov'st To keep him in thy mind? Or what his offspring, that thou proy'st 4 Him next in pow'r thou didst create Ordain'd with dignity and state 5 They jointly own his pow'rful sway; 60 thou, to whom all creatures bow Thro' all the world how great art thou! How glorious is thy name! PSALM 8. OLD VERSION. 10 God our Lord, how wonderful Are thy works ev'ry where! Thy fame surmounts in dignity 2 Ev'n by the mouth of sucking babes 3 And when I see the heav'ns above, The sun, the moon, and all the stars, 4 Lord, what is man, that thou of him Tak'st such abundant care! Or what the Son of Man, whom thou PSALM 9. 1 To celebrate thy praise, O Lord, I will my heart prepare; To all the list'ning world thy works, 3 The thought of them shall to my soul Exalted pleasure bring; Whilst to thy name, O thou most high, Triumphant praise I sing. 3 All those who have his goodness prov'd, 4 Sing praises, therefore, to the Lord Proclaim his deeds, till all the world PSALM 16. 1 MY soul shall ever bless the Lord, And private counsel still afford 2 I strive each action to approve No dangers shall my hopes remove, 3 Therefore my heart all grief defies, My flesh shall rest in hope to rise, 3 Thou, Lord, when I resign my breath, The least corruption see. 5 Thou shalt the paths of life display, Where pleasures dwell without allay, i PSALM 18. 1 No change of time shall ever shock 2 Thou my deliverer art, my God, 3 Thou suit'st, O Lord, thy righteous ways With thee shall wond'rous mercy find. 4 Thou to the just shalt justice show, The pure thy purity shall see; Such as perversely chuse to go, Shall meet with due returns from thee. PSALM 18. OLD VERSION. 10 God, my strength and fortitude, Of force I must love thee; Thou art my castle and defence 2 My God, my rock, in whom I trust, 3 When I sing laud unto the Lord, Then from my foes I am right sure 4 To Father, Son, and Holy-Ghost As in beginning was, is now, PART 2. 1 THE HE Lord descended from above, And underneath his feet he cast The darkness of the sky: 2 On cherubs and on cherubims And on the wings of mighty winds PSALM 19. 1 THE heav'ns declare thy glory, Lord, Which that alone can fill; The firmament and stars express 2 The dawn of each returning day 3 Their pow'rful language to no realm "Tis nature's voice, and understood Alike by all mankind. H |