6 No vain pretence to royal birth, 8 Now shall the Lord exalt the just, 1 PSALM 76. C. M. Bedford. [*] God in Zion terrible to her Enemies. IN Judah, God of old was known, In Salem stood his holy throne, And Zion was his seat. 2 [Among the praises of his saints, o 3 From Zion went his dreadful word, e 4 What are the earth's wide kingdoms else, But mighty hills of prey? -The hill, on which JEHOVAH dwells, 5 ["Twas Zion's King that stopped the breath Of captains and their bands: The men of might slept fast in death, d 6 At thy rebuke, O Jacob's God, e 7 What power can stand before his sight, a When heaven shines round with dreadful light, The earth lies still and fears. a -8 When God, in his own sovereign ways, 9 [Vow to the Lord, and tribute bring; His terrors shake the proudest king, 10 The thunder of his sharp rebuke PSALM 77. C. M. FIRST PART. Abridge. [b] e 1 Melancholy and Hope. O God I cried with mournful voice, TI sought his gracious ear, In the sad day when troubles rose, And filled my heart with fear. p 2 Sad were my days, and dark my nights, I thought on God, the just and wise, 3 [Still I complained, and still oppressed, My God, thy wrath forbade my rest, 4 My overwhelming sorrows grew, 5 I called back years and ancient times My spirit searched for secret crimes, 6 I called thy mercies to my mind, And will the Lord no more be kind? e 7 Will he forever cast me off? p Has he forgot his tender love? -8 But I forbid this hopeless thought, o 9 I'll think again of all thy ways, o 10 Grace dwells with justice on the throne; And men who love thy word, Have in thy sanctuary known The counsels of the Lord. C. M. SECOND PART. Wantage. [*] el " OW awful is thy chastening rod "- "The great, the wise, the dreadful God! -2 [I'll meditate his works of old; 3 Long did the house of Joseph lie 4 The sons of good old Jacob seemed o But his almighty arm redeemed The nation that he chose. -5 Israel, his people and his sheep, He bade them venture through the deep, e 6 The waters saw thee, mighty God, u Backward they fled, and frighted stood, To make thine armies room. -7 Strange was thy journey through the sea, Thy footsteps, Lord, unknown; Terrors attend the wondrous way, d 8 [Thy voice, with terror in the sound, 9 Thine arrows through the sky were hurled; Surprise and trembling seized the world, -10 He gave them water from the rock; PSALM 78. C. M. FIRST PART. Mear. [*] Which in our younger years we saw, 2 He bids us make his glories known, 3 Our lips shall tell them to our sons, That generations, yet unborn, 4 Thus shall they learn, in God alone C. M. SECOND PART. China. [b*] Israel's Rebellion and Punishment. 10 WHAT a stiff, rebellious house Was Jacob's ancient race! False to their own most solemn vows, 2 They broke the covenant of his love, Forgot the works he wrought, to prove 3 They saw the plagues on Egypt light, What dreadful tokens of his might 4 They saw him cleave the mighty sea, 5 (A wondrous pillar marked the road, 6 He from the rock their thirst supplied And ran in rivers by their side, A constant miracle.) e 7 Yet they provoked the Lord Most High, And dared distrust his hand : d" Can he with bread our host supply, "Amidst this desert land?" g 8 The Lord with indignation heard, 1 C. M. THIRD PART. Reading. [* b] Chastisement and Salvation. WHEN THEN Israel's sins the Lord reproves, Yet he forgives the men he loves, And sends them heavenly bread. 2 He fed them with a liberal hand, 3 The manna, like a morning shower, The corn of heaven, so light, so pure, |