8 My song for ever shall record
That terrible, that joyful hour;
And give the glory to the Lord
Due to his mercy and his power
PSALM 18. SECOND PART. L. M.
ORD, thou hast seen my soul sincere, Hast made thy truth and love appear. Before mine eyes I set thy laws,
And thou hast owned my righteous cause. 2 Since I have learned thy holy ways, I've walked upright before thy face: Or if my feet did e'er depart,
Thy love reclaimed my wandering heart. 3 What sore temptations broke my rest! What wars and strugglings in my breast! But through thy grace that reigns within, I guard against my darling sin.
4 That sin that close besets me still,
That works and strives against my will;
When shall thy Spirit's sovereign power
Destroy it, that it rise no more?
5 With an impartial hand, the Lord
Deals out to mortals their reward;
The kind and faithful souls shall find
A God more faithful and more kind.
6 The just and pure shall ever say,
Thou art more pure, more just than they
And men that love revenge shall know,
God hath an arm of vengeance too.
PSALM 18. THIRD PART. L. M.
UST are thy ways, and true thy word,
Great rock of my secure abode :
Who is a God beside the Lord?
Or where's a refuge like our God?
2 Tis he that girds me with his might,
Gives me his holy sword to wield;
And, while with sin and hell I fight,
Spreads his salvation for my shield.
3 He lives, and blessings crown his reign,
The God of my salvation lives;
The dark designs of hell are vain,
While heavenly peace my Father gives.
4 Before the scoffers of the age,
I will exalt my Father's name;
Nor tremble at their mighty rage,
But meet reproach, and bear the shame.
5 To David and his royal seed
Thy grace for ever shall extend;
Thy love to saints, in Christ their head
Knows not a limit, nor an end.
PSALM 19. FIRST PART. S. M.
EHOLD the lofty sky
Declares its maker, God!
And all the starry works on high
Proclaim his power abroad.
2 The darkness and the light
Still keep their course the same; While night to day, and day to night, Divinely teach his name.
3 In every different land,
Their general voice is known;
They show the wonders of his hand,
And orders of his throne.
4 Ye christian lands, rejoice,
Here he reveals his word,
We are not left to nature's voice
To bid us know the Lord.
5 His statutes and commands
Are set before our eyes;
He puts his gospel in our hands,
Where our salvation lies.
6 His laws are just and pure,
His truth without deceit ;
His promises for ever sure,
And his rewards are great.
7 Not honey to the taste
Affords so much delight;
Nor gold that has the furnace passed
So much allures the sight.
8 While of thy works I sing,
Thy glory to proclaim;
Accept the praise, my God, my King,
In my Redeemer's name.
PSALM 19. SECOND PART. S. M.
EHOLD the morning sun
Begins his glorious way;
His beams through all the nations run,
And life and light convey.
2 But where the gospel comes,
It spreads diviner light;
It calls dead sinners from their tombs,
And gives the blind their sight.
3 How perfect is thy word!
And all thy judgments just;
For ever sure thy promise, Lord;
And men securely trust.
4 My gracious God, how plain
Are thy directions given!
Oh may I never read in vain,
But find the path to heaven!
5 I hear thy word with love,
And I would fain obey:
Send thy good Spirit from above
To guide me, lest I stray.
6 Oh! who can ever find
The errors of his ways?
Yet, with a bold, presumptuous mind,
I would not dare transgress.
7 Warn me of every sin,
Forgive my secret faults;
And cleanse this guilty soul of mine,
Whose crimes exceed my thoughts.
8 While with my heart and tongue
I spread thy praise abroad;
Accept the worship and the song,
My Saviour and my God.
PSALM 19. THIRD PART. L. M.
HE heavens declare thy glory Lord;
In every star thy wisdom shines;
But when our eyes behold thy word,
We read thy name in fairer lines.
2 The rolling sun, the changing light,
And nights and days thy power confess;
But the blest volume thou hast writ,
Reveals thy justice and thy grace.
3 Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise
Round the whole earth, and never stand;
So when thy truth began its race,
It touched and glanced on every land.
4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest,
Till through the world thy truth has run;
Till Christ has all the nations blest,
That see the light, or feel the sun.
5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise,
Bless the dark world with heavenly light,
Thy gospel makes the simple wise,
Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right.
6 Thy noblest wonders here we view,
In souls renewed and sins forgiven;
Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew,
And make thy word my guide to heaven.
PSALM 19. FOURTH PART. P. M.
REAT God, the heavens' well-ordered frame
Declares the glories of thy name;
There thy rich works of wonder shine:
A thousand starry beauties there,
A thousand radiant marks appear
Of boundless power, and skill divine. 2 From night to day, from day to night, The dawning and the dying light,
Lectures of heavenly wisdom read:
With silent eloquence they raise
Our thoughts to our Creator's praise,
And neither sound nor language need.
3 Yet their divine instructions run
Far as the journeys of the sun,
And every nation knows their voice: The sun, like some young bridegroom drest, Breaks from the chambers of the east,
Rolls round, and makes the earth rejoice. 4 Where'er he spreads his beams abroad, He smiles, and speaks his maker, God; All nature joins to show thy praise: Thus God in every creature shines; Fair is the book of nature's lines;
But fairer is the book of grace.
|