4 Barbarous people! cruel priests! How they stood round like savage beasts! Like lions gaping to devour,

When God had left him in their power.

5 They wound his head, his hands, his feet, Till streams of blood each other meet; By lot his garments they divide, And mock the pangs in which he died. 6 But God, his Father, heard his cry;

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Raised from the dead he reigns on high;
The nations learn his righteousness,
And humble sinners taste his grace.

PSALM 23. L. M.
God our shepherd.

MNow phall my wants be well supplied;
His providence and holy word
Become my safety and my guide.

Y shepherd is the living Lord;

2 In pastures where salvation grows
He makes me feed, he makes me rest;
There living water gently flows,
And all the food 's divinely blest.

3 My wandering feet his ways mistake,
But he restores my soul to peace,
And leads me, for his mercy's sake,
In the fair paths of righteousness.
4 Though I walk through the gloomy vale,
Where death and all its terrors are,
My heart and hope shall never fail,
For God my shepherd's with me there.
5 Amidst the darkness and the deeps
Thou art my comfort, thou my stay;
Thy staff supports my feeble steps,
Thy rod directs my doubtful way.
6 The sons of earth and sons of hell
Gaze at thy goodness, and repine
To see my table spread so well
With living bread and cheerful wine.
7 [How I rejoice when on my head
Thy Spirit condescends to rest!
'Tis a divine anointing shed
Like oil of gladness at a feast.
8 Surely the mercies of the Lord

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Attend his household all their days; There will I dwell to hear his word, To seek his face and sing his praise.] PSALM 23. C. M.

MY

The same.

Y shepherd will supply my need,
JEHOVAH is his name;

In pastures fresh he makes me feed,
Beside the living stream.

2 He brings my wandering spirit back,
When I forsake his ways;

And leads me, for his mercy's sake,
In paths of truth and grace.

3 When I walk through the shades of death, Thy presence is my stay;

A word of thy supporting breath
Drives all my fears away.

4 Thy hand, in spite of all my foes,
Doth still my table spread;
My cup with blessings overflows,
Thine oil anoints my head.
5 The sure provisions of my God
Attend me all my days;
O may thy house be mine abode,
And all my work be praise.

6 There would I find a settled rest,
(While others go and come,)
No more a stranger or a guest,
But like a child at home.
PSALM 23. S. M.

5

6

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Where heavenly pasture grows, Where living waters gently pass, And full salvation flows.

If e'er I go astray,

He doth my soul reclaim,

And guides nie in his own right way,

For his most holy name.

While he affords his aid,

I cannot yield to fear;

Tho' I should walk thro' death's dark shade,

My shepherd's with me there.

In spite of all my foes,

Thou dost my table spread,

My cup with blessings overflows,
And joy exalts my head.

The bounties of thy love

Shall crown my following days; Nor from thy house will I remove, Nor cease to speak thy praise.

PSALM 24. C. M.

Dwelling with God.

THE earth for ever is the Lord's,

With Adam's numerous race; He raised 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 has 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.

4 Now let our souls' immortal powers
To meet the Lord prepare,
Lift up their everlasting doors,
The King of glory 's near.

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.

PSALM 24. L. M.

Saints dwell in heaven; or, Christ's ascension.

1

THIS spacious earth is all the Lord's,

And men, & worms, & beasts, & birds:
He raised the building on the seas,
And gave it for their dwelling place.

2 But there's a brighter world on high,
Thy palace, Lord, above the sky:
Who shall ascend that blest abode,
And dwell so near his Maker, God!

3 He that abhors and fears to sin,

Whose heart is pure, whose hands are clean,
Him shall the Lord, the Saviour bless,
And clothe his soul with righteousness.

4 These are the men, the pious race,
That seek the God of Jacob's face;
These shall enjoy the blissful sight,
And dwell in everlasting light.

PAUSE.

5 Rejoice, ye shining worlds on high,
Behold the King of glory nigh!
Who can this King of glory be?
The mighty Lord, the Saviour's he.
6 Ye heavenly gates, your leaves display,
To make the Lord the Saviour way:
Laden with spoils from earth and hell,
The Conqueror comes with God to dwell.
7 Raised from the dead he goes before,
He opens heaven's eternal door,
To give his saints a blest abode,
Near their Redeemer and their God.

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With humble faith I wait

To see thy face again; Of Israel it shall ne'er be said, He sought the Lord in vain."

PSALM 26. L. M.

Self-examination; or, Evidences of grace.

JUDGE me, O Lord, and prove my ways,

And try my reins, and try my heart;

My faith upon thy promise stays,
Nor from thy law my feet depart.

2 I hate to walk, I hate to sit,
With men of vanity and lies;
The scoffer and the hypocrite
Are the abhorrence of mine eyes.

3 Amongst thy saints will I appear,
With hands well washed in innocence;
But when I stand before thy bar,
The blood of Christ is my defence.
4 I love thy habitation, Lord,
The temple where thine honours dwell;
There shall I hear thine holy word,
And there thy works of wonder tell.
5 Let not my soul be joined at last
With men of treachery and blood,
Since I my days on earth have past
Among the saints and near my God.

PSALM 27. 1-6. PART I. C. M.
The church is our delight and safety.
THE Lord of glory is my light,
And my salvation too;

God is my strength, nor will I fear
What all my foes can do.

2 One privilege my heart desires;
O grant me an abode
Among the churches of thy saints,
The temples of my God.

3 There shall I offer my requests,
And see thy beauty still,
Shall hear thy messages of love,
And there inquire thy will.

4 When troubles rise and storms appear,
There may his children hide:
God has a strong pavilion where
He makes my soul abide.

5 Now shall my head be lifted high
Above my foes around,

And songs of joy and victory
Within thy temple sound.

PSALM 27. 8, 9, 13, 14. PART II. C. M.

Prayer and hope.

1

OON as I heard my Father say,

Ye children, seek my grace;"

My heart replied without delay,

I'll seek my Father's face.

2 Let not thy face be hid from me,
Nor frown my soul away;

God of my life, I fly to thee
In a distressing day.

3 Should friends and kindred near and dear Leave me to want, or die,

My God would make my life his care,
And all my need supply.

4 My fainting flesh had died with grief
Had not my soul believed,

To see thy grace provide relief;
Nor was my hope deceived.

5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints,
And keep your courage up;
He'll raise your spirit when it faints,
And far exceed your hope.

PSALM 29. L. M.

Storm and thunder.

GIVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame,

Give to the Lord renown and power, Ascribe due honours to his name, And his eternal might adore.

2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud
Over the ocean and the land;
His voice divides the watery cloud,'
And lightnings blaze at his command.

3 He speaks, and tempest, hail, and wind,
Lay the wide forests bare around;
The fearful hart and frighted hind
Leap at the terror of the sound.
4 To Lebanon he turns his voice,
And, lo, the stately cedars break;
The mountains tremble at the noise,
The valleys roar, the deserts quake.
5 The Lord sits sovereign on the flood;
The Thunderer reigns for ever king:
But makes his church his blest abode,
Where we his awful glories sing.
6 In gentler language there, the Lord
The counsels of his grace imparts;
Amidst the raging storm, his word
Speaks peace and courage to our hearts.

זי

PSALM 30. PART I. L. M.

Sickness healed and sorrow removed. WILL extol thee, Lord, on high, At thy command diseases fly; Who but a God can speak and save From the dark borders of the grave? 2 Sing to the Lord, ye saints of his, And tell how large his goodness is; Let all your powers rejoice and bless, While you record his holiness.

3 His anger but a moment stays,

His love is life and length of days;
Though grief and tears the night employ,
The morning star restores the joy.

PSALM 30. 6. PART II. L. M.
Health, sickness, and recovery.

FIRM was my health, my day was bright,
And I presumed 'twould ne'er be night;
Fondly I said within my heart,

Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart.'

2 But I forgot thine arm was strong, Which made my mountain stand so long;: Soon as thy face began to hide,

My health was gone, my comforts died. 3 I cried aloud to thee, my God,

What canst thou profit by my blood?
Deep in the dust can I declare

Thy truth, or sing thy goodness there? 4. Hear me, O God of grace,' I said,

And bring me from among the dead:" Thy word rebuked the pains I felt, Thy pardoning love removed my guilt. 5 My groans, and tears, and forms of woe, Are turned to joy and praises now; I throw my sackcloth on the ground, And ease and gladness gird me round.

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No fenced city, walled and barred,
Secures a saint so well.

PSALM 32. S. M.

Forgiveness of sins upon confession.

BLESSED souls are they, Whose sins are covered o'er ! Divinely blest, to whom the Lord Imputes their guilt no more!

They mourn their follies past, And keep their hearts with care; Their lips and lives, without deceit, Shall prove their faith sincere.

While I concealed my guilt,

I felt the festering wound,

Till I confessed my sins to thee,

And ready pardon found.

3 His spirit hates deceit and lies, His words are all sincere ;

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LEST is the man, for ever blest,

God,

Whose sins with sorrow are confest,
And covered with the Saviour's blood.

2 Blest is the man to whom the Lord
Imputes not his iniquities,
He pleads no merit of reward,
And not on works but grace relies.

3 From guile his heart and lips are free,
His humble joy, his holy fear,
With deep repentance well agree,
And join to prove his faith sincere.
4 How glorious is that righteousness,
That hides and cancels all his sins;
While a bright evidence of grace
Through his whole life appears and shines.

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PSALM 32. PART II. L. M.

A guilty conscience eased by confession and pardon.

WHILE I keep silence and conceal

My heavy guilt within my heart,

What torments doth my conscience feel! What agonies of inward smart! 2 I spread my sins before the Lord, And all my secret faults confess; Thy gospel speaks a pardoning word, Thine Holy Spirit seals the grace. 3 For this shall every humble soul Make swift addresses to thy seat; When floods of huge temptations roll, There shall they find a blest retreat. 4 How safe beneath thy wings I lie, When days grow dark and storms appear! And when I walk, thy watchful eye Shall guide me safe from every snare.

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PSALM 33. PART I. C. M. Works of creation and providence.

RE EJOICE, ye righteous, in the Lord,

This work belongs to you:
Sing of his name, his ways, his word,
How holy, just, and true!

2 His mercy and his righteousness

Let heaven and earth proclaim;
His works of nature and of grace
Reveal his wondrous name.

3 His wisdom and almighty word
The heavenly arches spread;
And by the Spirit of the Lord
Their shining hosts were made.
4 He bid the liquid waters flow
To their appointed deep;
The flowing seas their limits know,
And their own station keep.
5 Ye tenants of the spacious earth,
With fear before him stand;
He spake, and nature took its birth,
And rests on his command.

6 He scorns the angry nations' rage,
And breaks their vain designs;
His counsel stands through every age,
And in full glory shines.

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PSALM 33. PART II. C. M. Creatures vain and God all-sufficient.

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LEST is the nation where the Lord
Hath fixed his gracious throne;
Where he reveals his heavenly word,
And calls their tribes his own.
2 His eye with infinite survey,
Does the whole world behold;
He formed us all of equal clay,
And knows our feeble mould.
3 Kings are not rescued by the force
Of armies from the grave;
Nor speed nor courage of a horse
Can the bold rider save.

4 Vain is the strength of beasts or men,
To hope for safety thence;
But holy souls from God obtain
A strong and sure defence.

5 God is their fear, and God their trust,
When plagues or famine spread,
His watchful eye secures the just,
Amongst ten thousand dead.

6 Lord, let our hearts in thee rejoice,
And bless us from thy throne;

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For we have made thy word our choice,
And trust thy grace alone.

PSALM 33. As the 113th Psalm. PART I.

Works of creation and providence.

YF holy souls, in God rejoice.

Your Maker's praise becomes your voice;
Great is your theme, your songs be new:
Sing of his name, his word, his ways,
His works of nature and of grace,

How wise and holy, just and true!

2 Justice and truth he ever loves,
And the whole earth his goodness proves,
His word the heavenly arches spread :
How wide they shine from north to south,
And by the spirit of his mouth

Were all the starry armies made.

3 He gathers the wide flowing seas (Those watery treasures know their place) In the vast storehouse of the deep: He spake, and gave all nature birth; And fires, and seas, and heaven, and earth, His everlasting orders keep

4 Let mortals tremble and adore A God of such resistless power,

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Nor dare indulge their feeble rage:

Vain are your thoughts and weak your hands,
But his eternal counsel stands,

And rules the world from age to age.

PSALM 33. As the 113th Psalm. PART II.
Creatures vain and God all-sufficient.

HAPPY nation, where the Lord
Reveals the treasure of his word,

And builds his church, his earthly throne.
His eye the heathen world surveys,

He formed their hearts, he knows their ways, But God their Maker is unknown.

2 Let kings rely upon their host,

And of his strength the champion boast;
In vain they boast, in vain rely;
In vain we trust the brutal force,
Or speed, or courage of a horse,
To guard his rider or to fly.

3 The eye of thy compassion, Lord,
Doth more secure defence afford

When death or dangers threatening stand: Thy watchful eye preserves the just, Who make thy name their fear and trust,

When wars or famine waste the land.

4 In sickness or the bloody field,
Thou our physician, thou our shield,
Send us salvation from thy throne;
We wait to see thy goodness shine;
Let us rejoice in help divine,

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For all our hope is God alone.

PSALM 34. PART I. L. M.

God's care of his saints; or, Deliverance by prayer.

LORD, I will bless thee all my days,

Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue; My soul shall glory in thy grace,

While saints rejoice to hear the song.
2 Come, magnify the Lord with me,
Come, let us all exalt his name;
I sought the eternal God, and he
Has not exposed my hope to shame.
3 I told him all my secret grief,

My secret groaning reached his ears;
He gave my inward pains relief,
And calmed the tumult of my fears.
4 To him the poor lift up their eyes,
Their faces feel the heavenly shine;
A beam of mercy from the skies
Fills them with light and joy divine.
5 His holy angels pitch their tents
Around the men that serve the Lord;
O fear and love him, all his saints,
Taste of his grace and trust his word.
6 The wild young lions, pinched with pain
And hunger, roar through all the wood;
But none shall seek the Lord in vain,
Nor want supplies of real good.

PSALM 34. 11-22. PART II. L. M. Religious education; or, Instructions of piety.

HILDREN in years & knowledge young,

'C Your parents' hope, your parents joy,

Attend the counsels of my tongue,

Let pious thoughts your minds employ. 2 If you desire a length of days,

And peace to crown your mortal state,
Restrain your feet from impious ways,
Your lips from slander and deceit.

3 The eyes of God regard his saints,
His ears are open to their cries;
He sets his frowning face against
The sons of violence and lies.

4 To humble souls and broken hearts
God with his grace is ever nigh;
Pardon and hope his love imparts,
When men in deep contrition lie.

5 He tells their tears, he counts their groans,
His Son redeems their souls from death;
His Spirit heals their broken bones,
They in his praise employ their birth.

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PSALM 34. 1-10. PART I. C. M. Prayer and praise for eminent deliverance.

I'LL bless the Lord from day to day;

How good are all his ways!

Ye humble souls that use to pray,
Come, help my lips to praise.

2 Sing to the honour of his name,

How a poor sufferer cried,

Nor was his hope exposed to shame,
Nor was his suit denied.

3 When threatening sorrows round me stood,

And endless fears arose,

Like the loud billows of a flood,
Redoubling all my woes;

4 I told the Lord my sore distress
With heavy groans and tears,

He gave my sharpest torments ease,
And silenced all my fears.

PAUSE.

5 [O sinners, come and taste his love,
Come, learn his pleasant ways,
And let your own experience prove
The sweetness of his grace.

6 He bids his angels pitch their tents
Round where his children dwell;
What ills their heavenly care prevents
No earthly tongue can tell.]

7 [O love the Lord, ye saints of his; His eye regards the just; How richly blest their portion is Who make the Lord their trust! 8 Young lions pinched with hunger roar, And famish in the wood;

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But God supplies his holy poor
With every needful good.]

PSALM 34. 11-22. PART II. C. M.
Exhortations to peace and holiness.

COME, children, learn to fear the Lord,

And that your days be long,

Let not a false or spiteful word

Be found upon your tongue.

2 Depart from mischief, practise love,
Pursue the works of peace;

So shall the Lord your ways approve,
And set your souls at ease.

3 His eyes awake to guard the just,
His ears attend their cry;
When broken spirits dwell in dust,
The God of grace is nigh.

4 What though the sorrows here they taste Are sharp and tedious too,

The Lord, who saves them all at last,
Is their supporter now.

5 Evil shall smite the wicked dead;
But God secures his own,

Prevents the mischief when they slide,
Or heals the broken bone.

6 When desolation like a flood
O'er the proud sinner rolls,

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Saints find a refuge in their God, For he redeemed their souls.

PSALM 35. 1-9. PART I. C. M.

Prayer and faith of persecuted saints; or, Imprecations mixed with charity.

NOW

OW plead my cause, Almighty God,
With all the sons of strife;

And fight against the men of blood,
Who fight against my life.

2 Draw out thy spear and stop their way, Lift thine avenging rod;

But to my soul in mercy say,

I am thy Saviour God."

3 They plant their snares to catch my feet, And nets of mischief spread; Plunge the destroyers in the pit

That their own hands have made.

4 Let fogs and darkness hide their way, And slippery be their ground;

Thy wrath shall make their lives a prey,
And all their rage confound.

5 They fly like chaff before the wind,
Before thine angry breath;
The angel of the Lord behind
Pursues them down to death.

6 They love the road that leads to hell;
Then let the rebels die,
Whose malice is implacable
Against the Lord on high.

7 But if thou hast a chosen few
Amongst that impious race,
Divide them from the bloody crew
By thy surprising grace.