S. M. SECOND PART. Newton. Watchman. [*] A holy God worshipped with Reverence. e 1 XALT the Lord our God, E And worship at his feet; His nature is all holiness, And mercy is his seat. 2 When Israel was his church, 3 Oft he forgave their sins, Nor would destroy their race; And oft he made his vengeance known, • 4 Exalt the Lord our God, Whose grace is still the same : -Still he's a God of holiness, And jealous for his name. PSALM 100. L. M. 1ST PT. Old Hundred.[*] Y Before the Lord, your Sovereign King, o Serve him with cheerful heart and voice; L. M. SECOND PART. Old Hundred. [*] 1 ING to the Lord with joyful voice; ISING Let every land his name adore; The northern isles shall send the noise e 2 Before Jehovah's awful throne, -3 His sovereign power, without our aid, e And when, like wandering sheep, we strayed, o He brought us to his fold again. e 4 We are his people, we his care; Our souls and all our mortal frame: o What lasting honours shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy name? 8 5 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs; High as the heavens our voices raise; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Firm-as a rock, thy truth must stand, PSALM 101. L. M. Old Hundred. [*] The Magistrate's Psalm. MERCY 1 5 (I'll search the land, and raise the just 6 In vain shall sinners hope to rise, 7 The impious crew, that factious band, A Psalm for a Master of a Family. Thy grace and justice, heavenly King, 2 Now to my tent, O God, repair, 3 The man who doth his neighbour wrong, The scornful eye, the slanderous tongue,- 4 I'll seek the faithful and the just, These are the friends whom I shall trust, 5 The wretch, who deals in sly deceit, 6 I'll purge my family around, PSALM 102. C. M. FIRST PART. China. [b] Ver. 1-13, 20, 21. A Prayer for the Afflicted. 1 1 HEAR me, God, nor hide thy face; But answer, lest I die: Hast thou not built a throne of grace To hear when sinners cry? p 2 My days are wasted, like the smoke, My strength is dried; my heart is broke, 3 My spirits flag, like withering grass, In secret groans my minutes pass, 4 [As on some lonely building's top, 5 My soul is like a wilderness, Where beasts of midnight howl: 6 Dark, dismal thoughts and boding fears While sharp reproaches wound mine ears, 7 My cup is mingled with my woes, 8 Sense can afford no real joy, 9 My locks like withered leaves appear; Grows faint as evening shadows are, -10 But thou forever art the same, o Ages to come shall know thy name, And spread thy works abroad. o 11 Thou wilt arise, and show thy face; Beyond th' appointed hour of grace, -12 He hears his saints, he knows their cry, And, by mysterious ways, Redeems the prisoners doomed to die, Reading. C. M. SECOND PART. St. Paul's. Zion.[*] d 1 V. 13-21. Prayer heard, and Zion restored. 1LET Zion and her sons rejoice Behold the promised hour! -Her God hath heard her mourning voice, e 2 Her dust and ruins that remain • Those ruins shall be built again, And all that dust shall rise. g 3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem, Nations shall bow before his name, p 4 He sits a Sovereign on his throne, He hears the dying prisoners groan, -5 He frees the souls condemned to death; It shan't be said that praying breath • 6 This shall be known, when we are dead, That ages, yet unborn, may read, And trust and praise the Lord. L. M. Dresden. Leeds. [b] V. 23-28. Saints die, but Christ and the Church live. is the Lord our Saviour's hand, 1 I weakens our strength amidst the race; e Disease and death, at his command, This thought our sorrow shall assuage : |