To save them from oppression's jaws,
And vindicate the injur'd cause.
4 The soul, subjected to thy fear,
With gratitude thy voice shall hear ;
Shall bow their wills to thy command,
And in thy sight accepted stand.
Watchfulness and brotherly Reproof.
I LORD, when I call, make haste to hear,
And to my voice incline thine ear;
So shall my prayer like incense rise,
My lifted hands like sacrifice.
2 O set upon my lips a guard,
And let my tongue be doubly barr'd!
Let not my heart to vice incline,
Nor let my hand in mischief join.
3 If e'er from wisdom's path I stray,
And walk in sin's delusive way,
Let virtue's friends, severely kind,
Reprove the errors of my mind.
4 Their faithful words, like ointment shed,
Shall never bruise, but heal my head;
And when I find them press'd with grief,
I'll pray to Heaven for their relief.
WATTS, MERRICK, and DENHAM.
PSALM CXLII. Long Metre.
Deliverance from Trouble and Sorrow.
1 TO thee, great God, I will disclose,
In sad recital, all my woes;
Because thine eyes, with steady view, Through sorrow's gloom my steps pursue.
2 On every side I cast mine eye,
But found no friend or helper nigh;
No lenient tongue my grief to cheer,
No eye to drop the social tear.
3 Then, mighty God, to thee I cry'd,
In whom I can my hopes confide;
Be thou my refuge while I live,
And when I die, my soul receive.
4 Do thou my prison doors unbar,
So shall my tongue thy love declare;
And righteous men with me shall join
To celebrate thy power divine.
WATTS and MERRICK, varied.
PSALM CXLIII., Long Metre.
Complaint and Hope.
1 HEAR, O my God, with pity hear,
My humble, supplicating moan:
In mercy answer all my prayer,
And make thy truth and goodness known. 2 O let thy mercy still be nigh; Should awful justice frown severe, Before the terror of thine eye, What trembling mortal can appear! 3 I call to mind the former days; Thine ancient works declare thy name, Thy truth, thy goodness and thy grace; And these, O Lord, are still the same. 4 To thee I lift my suppliant hands, To thee my longing soul aspires; As cheering showers to thirsty lands, Thy grace can fill these strong desires. 5 Speak to my heart; the gloomy night Shall vanish, and bright morning break;
In thee I trust, my guide, my light,
Teach me the path my feet should take.
6 Teach me to do thy sacred will;
Thou art my God, my hope, my stay ;*
Let thy good Spirit lead me still,
And point the safe, the upright way.
Mrs. STEELE
PSALM CXLIV. Long Metre. or b
Divine Protection, Peace, and Plenty.
1 DESCEND from heaven, Almighty Lord,
And earth shall tremble at thy word ;
The smoking hills, with conscious fear,
Shall own their sovereign Maker near.
2 Whilst thy keen pointed lightnings fly
Like flaming arrows through the sky;
Our foes, dispers'd, shall rise no more,
Nor dare the terrors of thy power.
30 let thy potent arm control
These threat'ning waves that round us roll; These sons of vanity that rise,
With fraudful hands and impious lies!
4 Then shall our sons, beneath thy care,
Grow up like plants erect and fair;
Our daughters shall like pillars rise,
Where splendid buildings charm the eyes.
5 Then plenty shall our stores increase,
Plenty, the lovely child of peace;
The flock its fleecy wealth shall yield,
And pour its thousands o'er the field.
6 The well fed ox shall then afford
His cheerful labours to his lord;
No more shall sons of plunder reign,
Nor sons of misery complain.
7 O happy people! favour'd state! Whom such peculiar blessings wait; Happy! who on the Lord depend,
Their help, their guardian, and their friend.
The Divine Perfections and Providence.
1 THEE will I bless, my God and King,
Thy endless praise proclaim;
This tribute daily will I bring,
And ever bless thy name.
2 Thou, Lord, art infinitely great,
And highly to be prais'd;
Thy majesty, with boundless height,
Above our knowledge rais'd.
3 Renown'd for mighty acts, thy fame
To future time extends;
From age to age, thy glorious name
Sucessively descends.
4 The fathers to the listening youth-
Shall teach thy wondrous ways;
Ages to come proclaim thy truth,
And nations sound thy praise.
5 Thy glorious deeds of ancient date
Shall through the world be known;
Thine arm of power, thy heavenly state,
With publick splendour shown.
6 The world is govern'd by thy hands,
Thy saints are rul'd by love;
And thine eternal kingdom stands,
Though rocks and hills remove.
PSALM CXLV. Sec. Part. C. M.
Í GREAT is the Lord our souls adore!
We wonder while we praise;
Thy power, what creature can explore,
Or equal honours raise ?
2 Thy name shall dwell upon my tongue,
While suns shall set and rise;
And tune my everlasting song
In realms beyond the skies.
3 Thy praise shall be my constant theme, The wonders of thy power;
I'll speak the honours of thy name,
And bid the world adore.
4 But sweetly flowing strains shall tell
The riches of thy grace;
And songs of grateful joy reveal
Thy spotless righteousness.
5 How large thy tender mercies are!
How wide thy grace extends!
On thy beneficence and care
The universe depends.
6 To thee, O Lord, for daily meat,
Thy creatures lift their eyes;
On thee, their common Father, wait,
From thee receive supplies.
7 Thy sovereign bounty freely gives
From thine exhaustless store;
And universal nature lives
On thy sustaining power.
8 Holy and just in all its ways, Is Providence divine;
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