5 His power the same, the same his grace,
That saves us from the hosts of hell; 7
And heaven he gives us to possess,
Whence those apostate angels fell.

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PSALM 136. H. M.

445 Bethesda, Portsmouth.

God's wonders of creation, providence, redemption of Israel, and salvation of his people.

1

GIVE

IVE thanks to God most high,8
The universal Lord;
The sovereign King of kings;
And be his grace ador'd.
His power and grace
Are stil! the same;
And let his name
Have endless praise.

2 How mighty is his hand!
What wonders hath he done!
He form'd the earth and seas,
And spread the heavens alone.
Thy mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure;
And ever sure

Abides thy word.

3 His wisdom fram'd the sun,
To crown the day with light;
The moon and twinkling stars,
To cheer the darksome night.
His power and grace
Are still the same;
And let his name

Have endless praise.

4 [He smote the first-born sons,
The flower of Egypt, dead :
And thence his chosen tribes
With joy and glory led.

Thy mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure;
And ever sure

Abides thy word.

5 His power and lifted rod
Cleft the Red Sea in two,
And for his people made
A wondrous passage through.
His power and grace
Are still the same;
And let his name
Have endless praise.

6 But cruel Pharaoh there
With all his host he drown'd;
And brought his Israel safe
Through a long_desert ground.
Thy mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure;
And ever sure
Abides thy word]

PAUSE.

[The kings of Canaan fell
Beneath his dreadful hand;
While his own servants took
Possession of their land.
His power and grace
Are still the same;
And let his name
Have endless praise.]
He saw the nations lie,
All perishing in sin,
And pity'd the sad state
The ruin'd world was in.
Thy mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure';
And ever sure
Abides thy word.

9 He sent his only Son
To save us from our wo,
From Satan, sin, and death,
And every hurtful foe.
His power and grace
Are still the same;
And let his name
Have endless praise.

10 Give thanks aloud to God,
To God, the heavenly King;
And let the spacious earth
His works and glories sing.
Thy mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure;
And ever sure
Abides thy word.

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PSALM 77. 2d Part. C. M. b
Plymouth, Carolina.

Comfort derived fron ancient providences; or, Is-
rael delivered from Egypt, and brought to Canaan •
OW awful is thy chastening rod!
(May thine own children say)
"The great, the wise, the dreadful God,
"How holy is his way!"

2 I'll meditate his works of old;
The King who reigns above:
I'll hear his ancient wonders told,
And learn to trust his love.
3 Long did the house of Joseph lie
With Egypt's yoke oppress'd;
Long he delay'd to hear their cry,
Nor gave his people rest.

4 The sons of good old Jacob seem'd
Abandon'd to their foes;

But his almighty arm redeem'd
The nation that he chose.

5 Israel, his people and his sheep,
Must follow where he calls:

He bade them venture through the deep,

And made the waves their walls.
6 The waters saw thee, mighty God,
The waters saw thee come;
Backward they fled, and frighted stood,
To make thine armies room.
7Strange was thy journey through the sea,
Thy footsteps, Lord, unknown;
Terrors attend the wondrous way,
That brings thy mercies down.
$[Thy voice, with terror in the sound,
Through clouds and darkness broke;
All heaven in lightning shone around,
And earth with thunder shook.
9 Thine arrows through the skies were
How glorious is the Lord! [hurl'd:
Surprise and trembling seiz'd the world,
And his own saints ador'd.

10 He gave them water from the rock,
And safe, by Moses' hand,
Through a dry desert led his flock
Home to the promis'd land.]

hand,

Left the proud tyrant and his land, The tribes with cheerful homage own Their King, and Judah was his throne. 2 Across the deep their journey lay; The deep divides to make them way; Jordan beheld their march, and fled With backward current to his head. 3The mountains shook like frighted sheep, Like lambs the little hillocks leap; Not Sinai on her base could stand, Conscious of sovereign power at hand. 4 What power could make the deep divide? Make Jordan backward roll his tide? Why did ye leap, ye little hills? And whence the fright that Sinai feels? 5 Let every mountain, every flood Retire, and know th' approaching God, The King of Israel: see him here! Tremble, thou earth, adore and fear. 6 He thunders, and all nature mourns; The rock to standing pools he turns; Flints spring with fountains at his word, And fires and seas confess the Lord.

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HYMN 124. B. 2. C. M.
Barby, Swanwick.
Moses, Aaron, and Joshua.
TIS not the law of ten commands
On holy Sinai given,

Or sent to men by Moses' hands,
Can bring us safe to heaven.
2 'Tis not the blood that Aaron spilt,
Nor smoke of sweetest smell,
Can buy a pardon for our guilt,
Or save our souls from hell.
3 Aaron the priest resigns his breath
At God's immediate will;
And in the desert yields to death,
Upon the appointed hill.
4 And thus on Jordan's yonder side
The tribes of Israel stand,
While Moses bow'd his head and died
Short of the promis'd land.
5 Israel, rejoice, now Joshua* leads!
He'll bring your tribes to rest;
So far the Saviour's name exceeds
The ruler and the priest.

Joshua, the same with Jesus, and signifies a

Saviour.

love:

His mercy ages past have known,
And ages long to come shall own.
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord
The wonders of his grace record:
Israel, the nation whom he chose,
And rescu'd from their mighty foes.
3 [When God's almighty arm had broke
Their fetters and th' Egyptian yoke,
They trac'd the desert, wandering round
A wild and solitary ground!
4 There they could find no leading road,
Nor city for a fix'd abode ;
Nor food, nor fountain to assuage
Their burning thirst, or hunger's rage.]
5 In their distress, to God they cry'd;
God was their Saviour and their guide;
He led their march far wandering round;
'Twas the right path toCanaan's ground.
6 Thus when our first release we gain
From sin's old yoke, and Satan's chain,
We have this desert world to pass,
A dangerous and a tiresome place.
He feeds and clothes us all the way,
He guides our footsteps, lest we stray;
He guards us with a powerful hand,
And brings us to the heavenly land.
80 let the saints with joy record
The truth and goodness of the Lord!
How great his works! how kind his ways!
Let every tongue pronounce his praise.

Characters of a saint; or, a citizen of Zion; or, the qualifications of a Christian.

HO shall inhabit in thy hill,

While others gripe and grind the poor,
Sweet charity attends his door.]

6 He loves his enemies, and prays
For those that curse him to his face:
And doth to all men still the same,
That he would hope or wish from them.
7 Yet when his holiest works are done,
His soul depends on grace alone:
This is the man thy face shall see,
And dwell forever, Lord, with thee.

1W God of holiness?
Whom will the Lord admit to dwell 452}

So near his throne of grace?

2 The man that walks in pious ways, 1
And works with righteous hands,
That trusts his Maker's promises,
And follows his commands.

3 He speaks the meaning of his heart,
Nor slanders with his tongue;
Will scarce believe an ill report,
Nor do his neighbour wrong.
4 The wealthy sinner he contemns,
Loves all that fear the Lord;
And,though to his own hurt he swears,
Still he performs his word.
5 His hands disdain a golden bribe,
And never gripe the poor;
This man shall dwell with God on earth,
And find his heaven secure.

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PSALM 24. C. M.
b or
St. Davids, Abridge, London.
Dwelling with God.

earth forever is the Lord's,

With Adam's numerous race; He rais'd its arches o'er the floods, And built it on the seas.

2 But who among the sons of men
May visit thine abode?

He that hath hands from mischief clean,
Whose heart is right with God."
3 This is the man may rise, and take
The blessings of his grace;
This is the lot of those that seek
The God of Jacob's face.
Now let our souls' immortal powers
To meet the Lord prepare:
Lift up their everlasting doors,
The King of glory's near.

4

5 The King of glory! who can tell
The wonders of his might?
He rules the nations; but to dwell
With saints is his delight.

Religion and justice, goodness and
truth; or, duties to God and man;
or, the qualifications of a Christian
1 WHO shall ascend thy heavenly place, 453

Great God,and dwell before-thy face?
The man that minds religion now,

And humbly walks with God below. 2 Whose hands are pure, whose heart is clean,

Whose lips still speak the thing they mean;
No slanders dwell upon his tongue;
He hates to do his neighbour wrong.
3 [Scarce will he trust an ill report,
Or vent it to his neighbour's hurt.
Sinners of state he can despise,
But saints are honour'd in his eyes.]
4[Firm to his word he ever stood,
And always makes his promise good;
Nor dares to change the thing he swears,
Whatever pain or loss he bears.]
5 [He never deals in bribing gold,
And mourns that justice should be sold
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WATTS,

1

2

3

4

PSALM 132. C. M.

Colchester, London.

A church established.

Good David would afford,

No sleep nor slumber to his eyes
Till he had found below the skies
The Lord in Zion placed his name,
A dwelling for the Lord.
To Zion the whole nation came
His ark was settled there:

To worship thrice a year.

But we have no such lengths to go,
Where'er thy saints assemble now,
Nor wander far abroad;
There is a house for God.]
PAUSE.

Arise, O King of grace, arise,
And enter to thy rest!

Lo! thy church waits with longing eyes,
Thus to be own'd and blest..

"The Son of David here shall reign, 457}

"And Zion triumph in her King.
["Jesus shall see a numerous seed
Born here, t' uphold his glorious name;
* His crown shall flourish on his head

While all his are cloth'd with
shame."]

PSALM 118. 3d Part. C. M. X

455} Rochester, London.

Christ the foundation of his church.
DEHOLD the sure foundation-stone,
Which God in Zion lays,