-Turn us to thee, thy love restore; PAUSE II. 9 [Lord, when this vine in Canaan grew, Thou wast its strength and glory too! Attacked in vain by all its foes, Till the fair Branch of promise rose. 10 Fair Branch, ordained of old to shoot From David's stock, from Jacob's root; Himself a noble Vine, and we The lesser branches of the Tree. 11 'Tis thy own Son; and he shall stand, PSALM 81. S. M. Aylesbury. Dover. [*] Ver. 1, 8-16. Saints warned and exhorted. 1 NG to the Lord, aloud, SING And make a joyful noise: • God is our Strength, our Saviour Goa: Let Israel hear his voice. e e d 2" From vile idolatry, "Preserve my worship clean; 4 "I'll leave them," saith the Lord, "And let them run the dangerous road- 5" Yet, O that all my saints "Soon I would ease their sore complaints, 6" While I destroy their foes, "I'd richly feed my flock; "And they should taste the stream, that flows "From their eternal Rock." PSALM 82. L. M. Old Hundred. [*] 1 God Supreme; or, Magistrates warned. AMONG of The God of heaven, as Judge, surveys o And rule the nations with his rod : e d PSALM 83. S. M. Little Marlboro'. [b] A Complaint against Persecutors. 1AND will the God of grace Perpetual silence keep? The God of justice hold his peace, Their counsels they employ; 4 [The noble and the base Into thy pastures leap : The lion and the stupid ass Conspire to vex thy sheep. 5 "Come let us join," they cry, "To root them from the ground: "Till not the name of saints remain, 6 Awake, almighty God, 7 Convince their madness, Lord, o 8 Then shall the nations know That glorious, dreadful word g JEHOVAH is thy name alone, And thou the sovereign Lord. PSALM 84. L. M. FIRST PART. Moreton. [*] The Pleasure of Public Worship. 1 HOW pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are With long desire my spirit faints, To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. e 2 My flesh would rest in thine abode, My panting heart cries out for God; e My God, my King, why should I be So far from all my joys, and thee? 3 [The sparrow chooses where to rest, And for her young provides her nest; But will my God to sparrows grant That pleasure which his children want?] o 4 Blest are the saints who sit on high, Around thy throne of majesty; • Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. o 5 Blest are the souls, who find a place Within the temple of thy grace; -There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. o 6 Blest are the men, whose hearts are set -God is their strength: and through the road, o 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, Portugal. L. M. SECOND PART. Castle Street. Green's. [*] 1 God and his Church; or, Grace and Glory. REAT God, attend while Zion sings G The joy that from thy presence springs; To spend one day with thee on earth, o Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. e 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place, Within thy house, O God of grace; -Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power, Should tempt my feet to leave the door. o 3 God is our Sun, he makes our day; God is our Shield, he guards our way From all th' assaults of hell and sin, From foes without and foes within. -4 All needful grace will God bestow, And crown that grace with glory too; He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls. g 5 O God our King, whose sovereign sway Blest is the man who trusts in thee. Paraphrased in C. M. Doxology. Arundel. [*] Ver. 1, 4, 2, 3, 10. God present in his Churches. • 1 MY soul, how lovely is the place, To which thy God resorts! 'Tis heaven, to see his smiling face, Though in his earthly courts. o 2 There the great Monarch of the skies His saving power displays; o And light breaks in upon our eyes, With kind and quickening rays. b 3 With his rich gifts the heavenly Dove -While Christ reveals his wondrous love, o 4 There, mighty God, thy words declare And still we seek thy mercies there, PAUSE. -5 [My heart and flesh cry out for thee, While far from thine abode : p When shall I tread thy courts, and see My Saviour and my God? -6 The sparrow builds herself a nest, And suffers no remove; e O make me like the sparrows blessed, To dwell but where I love. -7 To sit one day beneath thine eye, And hear thy gracious voice, Exceeds a whole eternity Employed in carnal joys. e 8 Lord, at thy threshold I would wait, While Jesus is within; Rather than fill a throne of state, -9 Could I command the spacious land, P. M. Bethesda. [*] Longing for the House of God. ORD of the worlds above, The dwellings of thy love, Thy earthly temples are! My heart aspires; 2 [The sparrow for her young To rise and dwell o 3 O happy souls, who pray Where God appoints to hear! fair, |