o 8 Let Him be crowned with majesty, Who bowed his head to death;

o And be his honours sounded lugh, By all things that have breath.

e 9 Jesus, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name!

g The glories of thy heavenly state, Let the whole earth proclaim.]

L. M. FIRST PART. Blendon. Bath. [*] Ver. 1, 2, paraphrased.—Children praising God.

ALMIGHTY Ruler of the skies,

Through the wide earth thy name is spread;

g And thine eternal glories rise,

O'er all the heavens thy hands have made. -2 To thee the voices of the young

A monument of honour raise;

e And babes, with uninstructed tongue,
o Declare the wonders of thy praise.
-3 Thy power assists their tender age,
To bring proud rebels to the ground;
To still the bold blasphemer's rage,
And all their policies confound.
o 4 Children amidst thy temple throng,
To see their great Redeemer's face;
The Son of David is their song,
And young hosannas fill the place.
e 5 The frowning scribes and angry priests
In vain their impious cavils bring:
Revenge sits silent in their breasts,
o While Jewish babes proclaim their King.

L. M. SECOND PART. Quercy. Moreton. [*] Ver. 3, &c. paraphrased.

Adam and Christ, Lords of the old and new Creation.

• LORD, what was man, when made at first,

Adam, the offspring of the dust,

That thou should'st set him and his race
But just below an angel's place?

2 That thou should'st raise his nature so,
And make him lord of all below;
Make every beast and bird submit,
And lay the fishes at his feet?

o 3 But O what brighter glories wait,
To crown the second Adam's state!
o What honours shall thy Son adorn,
Who condescended to be born!

e 4 See him below his angels made!
p See him in dust among the dead,
To save a ruined world from sin!
• But he shall reign with power divine.

g 5 The world to come, redeemed from all
The miseries that attend the fall,

New made, and glorious, shall submit
At our exalted Saviour's feet.

PSALM 9. C. M. FIRST PART. Mear. [*]
Wrath and Mercy from the Judgment Seat.

1

WITH my whole heart, I'll raise my song,

Thy wonders I'll proclaim;

Thou, sovereign Judge of right and wrong,
Wilt put my foes to shame.

2 I'll sing thy majesty and grace;
My God prepares his throne,
To judge the world in righteousness,
And make his vengeance known.

3 Then shall the Lord a refuge prove
For all who are oppressed;

To save the people of his love,

And give the weary rest.

e 4 The men who know thy name, will trust
In thy abundant grace;

For thou hast ne'er forsook the just,
Who humbly seek thy face.

o 5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord,
Who dwells on Zion's hill;

Who executes his threatening word,
And doth his grace fulfill.

C. M. SECOND PART.

Colchester. [*]

Verse 12.-The Wisdom and Equity of Providence.

1

W Shall once inquire for blood,

HEN the great Judge supreme and just,

The humble souls who mourn in dust,

Shall find a faithful God.

o 2 He from the dreadful gates of death Does his own children raise :

In Zion's gates with cheerful breath,
They sing their Father's praise.

3 His foes shall fall, with heedless feet,
Into the pit they made;

And sinners perish in the net,

That their own hands have spread.

4 [Thus, by thy judgments, mighty God,
Are thy deep counsels known;
When men of mischief are destroyed,
The snare must be their own.

PAUSE.

d 5 The wicked shall sink down to hell;
Thy wrath devour the lands
That dare forget thee, or rebel

Against thy known commands.]

-6 Though saints to sore distress are brought,
And wait and long complain;
Their cries shall never be forgot,
Nor shall their hopes be vain.

o 7 Rise, great Redeemer, from thy seat,
To judge and save the poor;

g Let nations tremble at thy feet, And man prevail no more.

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8 [Thy thunder shall affright the proud,
And put their hearts to pain;
Make them confess that thou art God,
And they but feeble men.]

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PSALM 10. C. M.

Reading. [b]

Prayer heard, and Saints saved from the Wicked.

PW And why conceal his face,

IY does the Lord stand off so far!

When great calamities appear,
And times of deep distress?

e 2 Lord, shall the wicked still deride
Thy justice and thy power?
Shall they advance their heads in pride,
And still thy saints devour?

3 [They put thy judgments from their sight,
And then insult the poor;

They boast in their exalted height,
That they shall fall no more.]

o 4 Arise, O Lord, lift up thy hand,
Attend our humble cry;
No enemy shall dare to stand,
When God ascends on high.

PAUSE.

5 [Why do the men of malice rage, And say, with foolish pride,

d "The God of heaven will ne'er engage,
"To fight on Zion's side."

-6 But thou forever art our Lord;
And powerful is thine hand,
As when the heathen felt thy sword,
And perished from thy land.]

o 7 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray,
And cause thine ear to hear;
Hearken to what thy children say,
And put the world in fear.

-8 Proud tyrants shall no more oppress,
No more despise the just;
And mighty sinners shall confess
They are but earth and dust.

PSALM 11. L. M. Psalm 97. Geneva. [b]
God loves the Righteous, and abhors the Wicked.

1

MY refuge is the God of love;

Why do my foes insult and cry,→ d "Fly, like a timorous trembling dove, "To distant woods or mountains fly?" c 2 If government be once destroyed, (That firm foundation of our peace,) And violence make justice void,

Where shall the righteous seek redress?

g 3 The Lord in heaven has fixed his throne,
His eye surveys the world below:

To him all mortal things are known,
His eyelids search our spirits through.

-4 If he afflicts his saints so far,

g

To prove their love, and try their grace;
What may the bold transgressors fear?
His very soul abhors their ways.

5 On impious wretches he will rain
Tempests of brimstone, fire, and death!

Such as he kindled on the plain

Of Sodom, with his angry breath.

-6 The righteous Lord loves righteous souls, Whose thoughts and actions are sincere; And with a gracious eye beholds

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The men who his own image bear.

PSALM 12. L. M.

Bath. [*]

Saint's Safety and Hope in Evil Times.

ORD, if thou dost not soon appear,
Virtue and truth will fly away;

A faithful man amongst us here,

Will scarce be found, if thou delay.

2 The whole discourse, when neighbours meet, 1s filled with trifles, loose and vain; Their lips are flattery and deceit, And their proud language is profane. 3 But lips that with deceit abound, Shall not maintain their triumph long; The God of vengeance will confound Their flattering and blaspheming tongue. d 4" Yet shall our words be free." they cry; "Our tongues shall be controlled by none; "Where is the Lord will ask us why? "Or say our lips are not our own?

-5 The Lord, who sees the poor oppressed, And hears th' oppressor's haughty strain,

o Will rise to give his children rest, -Nor shall they trust his word in vain.

-6 Thy word, O Lord, though often tried, Void of deceit shall still appear;

Not silver, seven times purified,

From dross and mixture shines so clear.

o 7 Thy grace shall in the darkest hour
Defend the holy soul from harm;
e Though when the vilest men have power,
On every side will sinners swarm.]

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C. M. Plymath. [b]

General Corruption of Manners.
ELP, Lord! for men of virtue fail,

1H Religion loses ground: