Could make me so divinely blest, Or raise my cheerful passions so. e 6 [My life itself, without thy love, No taste of pleasure could afford; "Twould but a tiresome burden prove, If I were banish'd from the Lord. 7 Amidst the wakeful hours of night, When busy cares afflict my head, o One thought of thee gives new delight, And adds refreshment to my bed.] s 8 I'll lift my hands, I'll raise my voice, While I have breath to pray, or praise; This work shall make my heart rejoice, And spend the remnant of my days. S. M. Newton. [*] Seeking God.
1 M This joy, to call thee mine;
God, permit my tongue
And let my early cries prevail,
To taste thy love divine.
[My thirsty, fainting soul
Thy mercy does implore:
Not travellers, in desert lands,
Can pant for water more.
Within thy churches, Lord,
I long to find my place;
Thy power and glory to behold,
And feel thy quick'ning grace.]
4 For life, without thy love,
No relish can afford;
No joy can be compar'd with this, To serve and please the Lord. 0 5 To thee I'll lift my hands,
And praise thee while I live;
Not the rich dainties of a feast
Such food or pleasure give.
e 6 In wakeful hours of night,
I call my God to mind;
I think how wise thy counsels are,
And all thy dealings kind.
Since thou hast been my help,
To thee my spirit flies;
And on thy watchful providence
My cheerful hope relies.
0 8 The shadow of thy wings.
My soul in safety keeps;
I follow where my Father leads,
And he supports my steps.
PSALM 65. L. M. 1st Part. Weldon. Quercy. [*]
V. 1-5. Public Prayer and Praise.
HE praise of Zion waits for thee,
My God; and praise becomes thy house: There shall thy saints thy glory see, And there perform their public vows. p 2 O thou, whose mercy bends the skies, To save when humble sinners pray, o All lands to thee shall lift their eyes, And grateful isles of every sea.
e 3 [Against my will my sins prevail, -But grace shall purge away their stain; The blood of Christ will never fail
To wash my garments white again.
o 4 Blest is the man whom thou shalt choose,
And give him kind access to thee;
Give him a place within thy house,
To taste thy love divinely free.]
o 5 Let Babel fear when Zion prays:
Babel, prepare for long distress,
When Zion's God himself arrays
In terrour, and in righteousness.
g 6 With dreadful glory God fulfils
What his afflicted saints request;
And with almighty wrath reveals
His love, to give his churches rest.
s7 Then shall the flocking nations run
To Zion's hill, and own their Lord;
The rising and the setting sun
Shall see the Saviour's name ador'd.
L. M. 2nd Part. Nantwich. Truro. [*]
V. 5-13. Divine Providence and Grace.
1 [THE God of our salvation hears
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The groans of Zion mix'd with tears;
Yet, when he comes with kind designs,
Through all the way his terrour shines.]
2 On God the race of man depends,
Far as the earth's remotest ends;
Where the Creator's name is known
By nature's feeble light alone.
3 Sailors, who travel o'er the flood,
Address their frighted souls to God;
When tempests rage and billows roar,
At dreadful distance from the shore.
4 He bids the noisy tempest cease;
He calms the raging crowd to peace,
When a tumultuous nation raves,
Wild as the winds, and loud as waves.
5 [Whole kingdoms, shaken by the storm,
He settles in a peaceful form;
Mountains, establish'd by his hand,
Firm on their old foundations stand..
d 6 Behold his ensign sweep the sky;
New comets blaze, and lightnings fly:
The heathen lands, with swift surprise,
From the bright horrours turn their eyes.
- At his command, the morning ray
Smiles in the east, and leads the day,
He guides the sun's declining wheels
Over the tops of western hills.]
8 Seasons and times obey his voice;
The evening and the morn rejoice,
To see the earth made soft with showers,
Laden with fruit, and dress'd in flowers.
9 ['Tis from his wat'ry stores on high,
He gives the thirsty ground supply:
He walks upon the clouds, and thence
Doth his enriching drops dispense.]
10 The desert grows a fruitful field,
Abundant food the valleys yield;
The valleys shout with cheerful voice,
And neighb'ring hills repeat their joys.
11 [The pastures smile in green array,
There lambs and larger cattle play;
The larger cattle and the lamb,
Each in his language speaks thy name.]
12 Thy works pronounce thy power divine;
O'er every field thy glories shine:
Through every month thy gifts appear;
Great God, thy goodness crowns the year!
C. M. 1st Part. Colchester. Mear. [*]
Prayer heard, and the Gentiles called.
RAISE waits in Zion, Lord, for thee;
There shall our vows be paid :
Thou hast an ear when sinners pray;
All flesh shall seek thine aid.
e 2 Lord, our iniquities prevail,
But pard'ning grace is thine;
o And thou wilt grant us power and skill To conquer every sin.
-3 Blest are the men whom thou wilt choose, To bring them near thy face;
Give them a dwelling in thine house,
To feast upon thy grace.
e 4 In answ'ring what thy church requests,
Thy truth and terrour shine;
And works of dreadful righteousness
Fulfil thy kind design.
5 Thus will the wond'ring nations see
The Lord is good and just;
o And distant islands fly to thee,
And make thy name their trust.
g 6 They dread thy glitt'ring tokens, Lord, When signs in heaven appear;
o But they shall learn thy holy word,
And love as well as fear.
C. M. 2nd Part. Bedford. Arundel. [*]
Providence in Air, Earth, and Sea.
1 'TIS by thy strength the mountains stand,
God of eternal power;
The sea grows calm at thy command,
And tempests cease to roar.
o 2 Thy morning light and ev'ning shade
Successive comforts bring;
Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad,
Thy flowers adorn the spring.
3 Seasons and times, and moons and hours, Heaven, earth, and air are thine:
When clouds distil in fruitful showers,
The Author is Divine.
4 Those wand'ring cisterns in the sky,
Borne by the winds around,
With wat❜ry treasures well supply
The furrows of the ground.
o 5 The thirsty ridges drink their fill,
And ranks of corn appear;
Thy ways abound with blessings still;
Thy goodness crowns the year.
C. M. 3rd Part. York. [*]
A Psalm for the Husbandman.
OOD is the Lord, the heav'nly King,
Who makes the earth his care;
Visits the pastures ev'ry spring,
And bids the grass appear.
2 The clouds, like rivers rais'd on high,
Pour out, at his command,
Their wat❜ry blessings from the sky,
To cheer the thirsty land.
3 The soften'd ridges of the field
Permit the corn to spring
The valleys rich provision yield,
And the poor lab'rers sing.
4 The little hills on every side
Rejoice at falling showers;
The meadows, dress'd in all their pride,
Perfume the air with flowers.
5 The barren clods, refresh'd with rain,
Promise a joyful crop ;
The parched grounds look green again,
And raise the reaper's hope.
6 The various months thy goodness crowns; How bounteous are thy ways!
The bleating flocks spread o'er the downs,
And shepherds shout thy praise.]
PSALM 66. C. M. 1st Part. Devizes. [*]
Governing God: or, our Grace tried.
s 1 ING, all ye nations, to the Lord,
Sing with a joyful noise;
With melody of sounds record
His honours and your joys.
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