And flesh and sin no more control
The sacred pleasures of the soul.

a 6 My flesh shall slumber in the ground,
- Till the last trumpet's joyful sound;
Then burst the chains with sweet surprise,
And in my Saviour's image rise.

PSALM 18. L. M. FIRST PART. Green's. [*]
Ver. 1-6, 15-18.

Deliverance from Despair; or, Temptations overcome. HEE will I love, O Lord, my strength,

My rock, my tower, my high defence; Thy mighty arm shall be my trust,

For I have found salvation thence.

e 2 Death, and the terrors of the grave,
Stood round me with their dismal shade;
While floods of high temptation rose,
And made my sinking soul afraid.
e 3 I saw the opening gates of hell,
With endless pains and sorrows there;
Which none, but they that feel, can tell,
While I was hurried to despair.

4 In my distress I called my God,
When I could scarce believe him mine.
-He bowed his ear to my complaint;
o Then did his grace appear divine.

5 [With speed he flew to my relief;
As on a cherub's wing he rode;
Awful and bright, as lightning, shone
The face of my deliverer God.]

• 6 Temptations fled at his rebuke,
The blast of his almighty breath;
He sent salvation from on high,

And drew me from the depths of death.

7 [Great were my fears, my foes were great;
Much was their strength, and more their rage;
But Christ, my Lord, is conqueror still,
In all the wars that devils wage.]

s 8 My song forever shall record
That terrible, that joyful hour;
And give the glory to the Lord,
Due to his mercy and his power.

L. M. SECOND PART. Armley. [b]
V. 20-26.-Sincerity proved and rewarded.

1 LORD, 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,

"Twas never with a wicked heart.]

p 3 What sore temptations broke my rest!
e What wars and strugglings in my breast!
-But, through thy grace that reigns within,
1 guard against my darling sin.

4 The sin that close besets me still,
That works and strives against my will;
e 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 soul shall find
A God as faithful and as kind.

6 The just and pure shall ever say,
Thou art more pure, more just than they;
o And men who love revenge shall know.
u God hath an arm of vengeance too.

L. M. THIRD PART. Quercy. Nantwich. [*] Ver. 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, &c.

1

e

Rejoicing in GOD; or, Salvation and Triumph.

JUST

UST are thy ways, and true thy word,
Great Rock of my secure abode;

g Who is a God beside the Lord?

-Or where's a refuge like our God?

-2 "Tis he who 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.

o 3 He lives, (and blessed be my Rock,)
The God of my salvation lives;
The dark designs of hell are broke;
• Sweet is the 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 forever shall extend;
Thy love to saints, in Christ their head,
Knows not a limit, nor an end.

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C. M. FIRST PART. Mear. [*] Victory and Triumph over Temporal Enemies.

We love thee, Lord, and we adore;

Now is thine arm revealed;

Thou art our strength, our heavenly tower,
Our bulwark and our shield.

o 2 We fly to our eternal Rock,
And find a sure defence;
-His holy name our lips invoke,
And draw salvation thence.

o 3 When God our leader shines in arms,
What mortal heart can bear

g The thunder of his loud alarms? The lightning of his spear?

4 He rides upon the winged wind,
And angels in array,

In millions wait to know his mind,
And swift as flames obey.

-5 He speaks-and at his fierce rebuke,
Whole armies are dismayed;

His voice, his frown, his angry look,
Strikes all their courage dead.

-6 He forms our generals for the field,
With all their dreadful skill;

Gives them his awful sword to wield,
And makes them hearts of steel.

7 [He arms our captains to the fight,
Though there his name's forgot;
He girded Cyrus with his might,
But Cyrus knew him not.]

8 Oft has the Lord whole nations blest,
For his own churches' sake;

The powers that give his people rest,
Shall of his care partake.

C. M. SECOND PART. Arundel. [*]

The Conqueror's Song.

10 thine almighty arm we owe
The triumphs of the day;

Thy terrors, Lord, confound the foe,
And melt their strength away.

2 'Tis by thy aid our troops prevail,
And break united powers;

Or burn their boasted fleets, or scale
The proudest of their towers.

3 How have we chased them through the field,
And trod them to the ground;
While thy salvation was our shield,
But they no shelter found!

e 4 In vain to idol saints they cry,
And perish in their blood:
-Where is a rock so great, so high,
So powerful, as our God?,

5 The Rock of Israel ever lives,
His name be ever blest;

"Tis his own arm the victory gives,
And gives his people rest.

6 On kings that reign as David did,
He pours his blessings down;
Secures their honours to their seed,
And well supports their crown.]

PSALM 19. S.M. 1st PT. Watchman.Sutton.[*]

1

The Book of Nature and the Scriptures.

BEHOLD, the lofty sky

Declares its maker God;

And all his 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 forever 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.]

S. M. SECOND PART. Dover. Pelham. [*]

1

GOD's Word most excellent; or, Holy Fear

EHOLD the morning sun

B Begins his glorious way;

His beams through all the nations iun.
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;
Forever sure thy promise, Lord,
And men securely trust.

4 My gracious God, how plain
Are thy directions given!

O may I never read in vain,

But find the path to heaven.

PAUSE.

e 5 I hear thy word with love,

And I would fain obey;