-3 If I had e'er provok'd them first,
Or once abus'd my foe;

Then let him tread my life to dust,
And lay mine honour low.

e 4 If there were malice found in me,
(I know thy piercing eyes,)
I should not dare appeal to thee,
Nor ask my God to rise.

5 Arise, my God, lift up thy hand,
Their pride and pow'r control;
Awake to judgment, and command
Deliv'rance for my soul.

PSALM 8. S. M. St. Thomas. [*]
God's Condescension in conferring Honour on Mar.
1 LORD, our heav'nly King,
Thy Name is all Divine;

Thy glories round the earth are spread,
And o'er the heav'ns they shine.

2 When to thy works on high,
I raise my wond'ring eyes,
And see the moon complete in light,
Adorn the darksome skies;-
3 When I survey the stars,

And all their shining forms,-
Lord, what is man, that worthless thing,
Akin to dust and worms?

4 Lord, what is worthless man;
That thou should'st love him so?

g Next to thine angels is he plac❜d,
And lord of all below.

5 Thine honours crown his head,
While beasts like slaves obey,
And birds that cut the air with wings,
And fish that cleave the sea.

6 How rich thy bounties are!
And wond'rous are thy ways:

• Of dust and worms thy pow'r can frame
A monument of praise.

L. M. FIRST PART. Btendon. Bath. [*] Verse 1, 2, Paraphrased.-Children Praising GOD. LMIGHTY Ruler of the skies,

"A Thro' the wide earth thy name is spread;

g And thine eternal glories rise,

O'er all the heav'ns thy hands have made. -2 To thee the voices of the young

A monument of honour raise;

e And babes, with uninstructed tongue,
o Declare the wonders of thy praise.
-3 Thy pow'r assists their tender age,
To bring proud rebels to the ground;
To still the bold blasphemer's rage,
And all their policies confound.

• 4 Children amidst thy temple throng,
To see their great Redeemer's face;
-The Son of David, is their song,-

And young hosannas fill the place.

e 5 The frowning scribes and angry priests In vain their impious cavils bring: Revenge sits silent in their breasts,

• While Jewish babes proclaim their King.

L. M. SECOND PART.

Quercy. Moreton. [*

Ver. 3, &c. Paraphrased.

ADAM, and CHRIST, Lords of the old and new Creation

e 1

LORD, what was man, when made at first,
Adam, the offspring of the dust,

That thou should'st set him and his race
But just below an angel's place?

2 That thou should'st raise his nature so,
And make him lord of all below;
Make ev'ry beast and bird submit,
And lay the fishes at his feet?

o 3 But O what brighter glories wait,

To crown the second Adam's state! • What honours shall thy Son adorn, Who condescended to be born!

e 4 See him below his angels made! p See him in dust among the dead,-To save a ruin'd world from sin!

• But he shall reign with pow'r divine.

g 5 The world to come, redeem'd from all
The mis'ries that attend the fall,-
New made, and glorious-shall submit.
At our exalted Saviour's feet.

PSALM 9. C. M. FIRST PART. Mear. [*]
Wrath and mercy from the Judgment Seat.

WIT

1 WITH my whole heart, I'll raise my song, Thy wonders I'll proclaim;

Thou sov❜reign Judge of right and wrong,
Wilt put my foes to shame.

2 I'll sing thy majesty and grace;
My God prepares his throne,
To judge the world in righteousness,
And make his vengeance known.
3 Then shall the Lord a refuge prove
For all who are opprest;

To save the people of his love,

And give the weary rest.

e 4 The men who know thy Name, will trust
In thy abundant grace;

For thou hast ne'er forsook the just,
Who humbly seek thy face.

5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord,
Who dwells on Zion's hill;
Who executes his threat'ning word,
And doth his grace fulfil.

C. M. SECOND PART. Colchester. [*]
Verse 12.-The Wisdom and Equity of Providence.
HEN the great Judge supreme and just,

W shall once inquire for blood,

The humble souls who mourn in dust,
Shall find a faithful God.

. 2 He from the dreadful gates of death
Does his own children raise:

In Zion's gates, with cheerful breath,
They sing their Father's praise.

3 His foes shall fall, with heedless feet,
Into the pit they made;

And sinners perish in the net,

That their own hands have spread.
-6 Tho' saints to sore distress are brought,
And wait and long complain;

Their cries shal never be forgot,
Nor shall their hopes be vain.
BB

o 7 Rise, great Redeemer, from thy seat,
To judge and save the poor;
g Let nations tremble at thy feet,
And man prevail no more.

PSALM 10. C. M. Walsal. [b] Prayer heard, and Saints saved from the Wicked does the Lord stand off so far! And why conceal his face,

WHY

When great calamities appear,

And times of deep distress?

e 2 Lord, shall the wicked still deride
Thy justice and thy power?

Shall they advance their heads in pride,
And still thy saints devour?

o 4 Arise, O Lord, lift up thy hand,
Attend our humble cry;

No enemy shall dare to stand,
When God ascends on high.

o 7 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray,
And cause thine ear to hear;
Hearken to what thy children say,
And put the world in fear.

-8 Proud tyrants shall no more oppress,
No more despise the just;

And mighty sinoers shall confess

They are but earth and dust.

PSALM 11. L. M. Psalm 97. Geneva. [b] Gon loves the Righteous, and abhors the Wicked.

M

Y refuge is the God of love;

Why do my foes insult and cry,d "Fly like a timʼrous tremʼbling dove, "To distant woods or mountains fly?" e 2 If government be once destroy'd, (That firm foundation of our peace,) And violence make justice void,

Where shall the righteous seek redress?
g 3 The Lord in heav'n has fix'd his throne,
His
eye surveys the world below:

To him all mortal things are known,
His eye-lids search our spirits through.

-4 If he afflicts his saints so far,

To prove their love, and try their grace;
What may the bold transgressor fear?
His very soul abhors their ways.

g 5 On impious wretches he shall rain
Tempests of brimstone, fire, and death!
Such as he kindled on the plain
Of Sodom, with his angry breath.
-6 The righteous Lord loves righteous souls,
Whose thoughts and actions are sincere;
And with a gracious eye beholds
The men who his own image bear.

PSALM 12. C. M. Plymouth. [b]
General Corruption of Manners.

1H Religion loses ground;

ELP, Lord! for men of virtue fail,

The sons of violence prevail,

And treacheries abound.

e 2 Their oaths and promises they break,
Yet act the flatt'rer's part;
With fair deceitful lips they speak,
And with a double heart.

4 Scoffers appear on every side,
Where a vile race of men
Is raised to seats of pow'r and pride,
And bears the sword in vain.
5 Lord, when iniquities abound,
And blasphemy grows bold,
When faith is hardly to be found,
And love is waxing cold;-
o 6 Is not thy chariot hast'ning on?
Hast Thou not giv❜n the sign?
May we not trust and live upon
A promise so divine?

g 8 Thy word like silver sev'n times try'd,
Through ages shall endure;

The men who in thy truth confide,

Shall find thy promise sure.

PSALM 13. L. M. Pleyel's. Armley. [b] Pleading under Desertion: or, Hope in Darkness. POW long, O Lord, shall I complain, Like one who seeks his Ged in vain?*