2 Before thou brought'st the mountains forth, Or th' earth and world didst frame, Thou always wast the mighty God, And ever art the saine. 3 Thou turnest man, O LORD, to dust, Of which he first was made; And when thou speak'st the word, 'Return,' 'Tis instantly obey'd. 4 For in thy sight a thousand years 5 Thou sweep'st us off, as with a flood, We vanish hence like dreams : 4 To satisfy and cheer our souls, 5 To all thy servants, LORD, let this 6 Let thy bright rays upon us shine, Ε PSALM 70. From the xci. Psalm of David. PART I. (II. 2) At first we grow like grass that feels, HE that has God his guardian made, The sun's reviving beams; 6 But howsoever fresh and fair Its morning beauty shows, 'Tis all cut down and wither'd quite 7 We by thine anger are consum'd, 8 Beneath thine anger's sad effects 9 Our term of time is seventy years, But if with more than common strength, To eighty we arrive: 10 Yet then our boasted strength decays, To sorrow turn'd and pain; PART II. (C. M.) 1 BUT who thine angers dread effects 2 So teach us, LORD, th' uncertain sum Of our short days to mind, That to true wisdom all our hearts May ever be inclin'd. 30 to thy servants, LORD, return And speedily relent! As we of our misdeeds, do thou Shall under the Almighty's shade Secure and undisturb'd abide; Thus to my soul of him I'll say, He is my fortress and my stay. My GoD, in whom I will confide. 2 His tender love and watchful care Shall free thee from the fowler's snare, And from the noisome pestilence; He over thee his wings shall spread, And cover thy unguarded head; His truth shall be thy strong defence. 3 No terrors that surprise by night Shall thy undaunted courage fright, Nor deadly shafts that fly by day, Nor plague, of unknown rise, that kills In darkness, nor infectious ills That in the burning noon-tide slay. 4 Because with well-plac'd confidence, Thou mak'st the LORD thy sure defence. Thy refuge, even Gon most hig Therefore no ill on thee shall come, Nor to thy heav'n-protected home Shall overwhelming plagues draw nigh 4 Thou shalt call on him in trouble, From the xcii. Psalm of David. Ho thank the LORD most high; And with repeated hymns of praise 2 With ev'ry morning's early dawn And of his constant truth, each night, The glad effects repeat! 3 To ten-string'd instruments we'll sing, With tuneful psalteries join'd; 4 For through thy wondrous works, O LORD, Thou mak'st my heart rejoice; [glad, The thoughts of them shall make me And shout with cheerful voice. 5 How wondrous are thy works, O How deep are thy decrees! [LORD! Whose winding tracks, in secret laid, No careless sinner sees. 6 He little thinks, when wicked men, Like grass, look fresh and gay, How soon their short liv'd splendour For ever pass away. [must 7 But thou, my GoD, art still most And all thy lofty foes, [high; Who thought they might securely sin, Shall be o'erwhelm'd with woes. 8 But righteous men, like rising palms, Shall grow and flourish still; Thy flock shall spread, like cedars Ön Lebanon's high hill. [choice 9 These, plauted in the house of GOD, 10 Thus will the LORD his justice show; PSALM 72. (L. M.) WITH array'd, The LORD, that o'er all nature reigns, The world's foundation strongly laid, And the vast fabric still sustains. SA PSALM 73. From the xciv, Psalm of David. AY ye, the LORD shall not regard, 3 He fathoms all the hearts of men, 1 BLESS'D is the man whom thou, O 2 This man shall rest and safety find, In seasons of distress: Whilst God prepares a pit for those 3 That stubbornly transgress. For GOD will never from his saints He will not quite forsake. 4 The world shall yet confess thee just In all that thou hast done: And those that choose thy upright ways Shall in those paths go on. 5 Long since had I in silence slept, 6 My soul's defence is firmly plac'd state, Is, with unrivall'd glory, great; 5 The rolling ocean's vast abyss 6 O let us to his courts repair, PSALM 75. (II. 8.) SING re Her common patron's praise Sing to the LORD, and bless his name, From day to day his praise proclaim, Who us has with salvation crown'd: To heathen lands his fame rehearse, His wonders to the universe. 2 He's great, and greatly to be prais'd; In majesty and glory rais'd Above all other deities; Are they whom gods the heathen call; round. 3 Be glory then to him restor'd By all who have false gods ador'd: Ascribe due honours to his Name, JEH EHOVAH reigns, let all the earth In his just government rejoice; Let all the lands, with sacred mirth, In his applause unite their voice. 2 Darkness and clouds of awful shade His dazzling glory shroud in state; Judgment and righteousness are made The habitation of his seat. 3 For thou, O God, art seated high, Above earth's potentates enthron'd; Thou, LORD, unrivall'd in the sky, Supreme by all the gods art own'd, 4 Ye who to serve this LORD aspire, Abhor what's ill, and truth esteem; He'll keep his servants' soul entire, And them from wicked hands redeein. 5 For seeds are sown of glorious light, A future harvest for the just; And gladness for the heart that's right, To recompense its pious trust. Rejoice, ye righteous, in the LORD; Memorials of his holiness Deep in your faithful breasts record, And with your thankful tongues confess. SING ING to the LORD a new-made song, Who wondrous things has done; With his right hand and holy arm, The conquest he has won. 2 The LORD has through th' astonish'd world Display'd his saving might, And made his righteous acts appear, 3 Of Israel's house his love and truth Have ever mindful been; 4 Let therefore earth's inhabitants Resound their Maker's praise. 5 With harp and hymu's soft melody, Into the concert bring The trumpet and shrill cornet's sound, Before th' Almighty King. 6 Let the loud ocean roar her joy, With all that seas contain; The earth and her inhabitants Join concert with the main. 4 For he 's the LORD, supremely good, His mercy is for ever sure; 7 Let floods and torrents clap their His truth, which always firmly stood, From the xcix. Psalm of David. 2 On Sion's hill he keeps his court, 3 Let therefore all with praise address 4 For truth and justice, in his reign, To endless ages shall endure. PSALM 80. From the cii. Psalm of David. WH PART 1. (C. M.) HEN I pour out my soul in pray'r, To thy eternal throne of grace 20 hide not thou thy glorious face 3 My days, just hast'ning to their end, 4 But thine eternal state, O LORD, PART II. (C. M.) 1 GOD shall arise, and Sion view 2 The name and glory of the LORD All heathen kings shall fear, When he shall Sion build again, And in full state appear. 3 For God, from his abode on high, His gracious beams display'd; The LORD from heav'n, his lofty throne, Hath all the earth survey'd. 4 That they, in Sion, where he dwells, PART III. (C. M.) 1 THE strong foundations of the earth Of old by thee were laid; Thy hands, O Lord, the arch of beav'n With wondrous skill have made. 2 Whilst thou for ever shalt endure, They soon shall pass away; And, like a garment often worn, 5 GoD will not always harshly chide, 6 As high as heav'n its arch extends 7 As far as 'tis from east to west, How fresh soe'er we seem, our days away. 9 Whilst they are nipp'd with sudden blasts, Nor can we find their former place, GOD's faithful mercy ever lasts To those that fear him and their race. 10 This shall attend on such as still Proceed in his appointed way; 3 Like that, when thou ordain'st their And who not only know his will, change, To thy command they bend; 4 Thou to the children of thy saints PSALM 81. (L. M.) My God's holy Name for ever bless; soul, inspir'd with sacred love, Of all his favours mindful prove, And still thy grateful thanks express. 2 'Tis he that all thy sins forgives, And after sickness make thee sound; From danger he thy life retrieves, By him with grace and mercy crown'd. 3 He with good things thy mouth sup plies, Thy vigour eagle-like restores; He to the suffrer promptly flies, But to it just obedience pay. 11 The LORD, the universal King, In whose great strength his pow'r is shown. 12 Ye that his just commands obey, And hear and do his sacred will, Ye hosts of his, this tribute pay, Who still what he ordains fulfil. 13 Let ev'ry creature jointly bless The mighty LORD; and thou, my heart, With grateful joy thy thanks express PSALM 82. (S. M.) His grace to thee proclaim; BLESS the LORD, my soul, And all that is within me, join 20 bless the LORD, my soul, Who, wrong'd, his righteous help im- Forget not all his benefits, plores. 4 The LORD abounds with tender love, And unexampled acts of grace; His waken'd wrath doth slowly move, His willing mercy flies apace. Who is to thee so kind. 3 He pardons all thy sins, Prolongs thy feeble breath; He healeth thine infirmities, And ransoms thee from death. |