d 5 He sees the brutish and the wise, Quit their possessions, close their eyes, 6 Yet 'tis his inward thought and pride, "And that my name may long abide, "I'll give it to my land." e 7 [Vain are his thoughts, his hopes are lost; How soon his mem❜ry dies! -His name is written in the dust, -8 This is the folly of their way: 9 Men, void of wisdom and of grace, e Live like the beast, a thoughtless race, And like the beast they die. a g 10 [Laid in the grave, like silly sheep, 'Till the last trumpet breaks their sleep, C. M. SECOND PART. York. [*] Ver. 14, 15. Death and the Resurrection. sons of pride, who hate the just, And trample on the poor, When death has brought you down to dust, Your pomp shall rise no more. o 2 The last great day shall change the scene, e When will that hour appear? When shall the just revive and reign O'er all that scorn'd them here? -3 God will my naked soul receive, When separate from the flesh; • And break the prison of the grave, To raise my bones afresh. s 4 Heav'n is my everlasting home, -Let men of pride their rage resume, e 1 L. M. Bath. [*] The rich Sinner's Death. "HY do the proud insult the poor, WH And boast the large estates they have? How vain are riches to secure Their haughty owners from the grave! When God commands him down to dust 3 There the dark earth and dismal shade Shall clasp their naked bodies round: That flesh, so delicately fed, Lies cold, and moulders in the ground. 4 Like thoughtless sheep the sinner dies, Laid in the grave for worms to eat! o The saints shall in the morning rise, And find the oppressor at their feet. e 5 His honours perish in the dust, And pomp and beauty, birth and blood; o That glorious day exalts the just, To full dominion o'er the proud. 0 6 My Saviour shall my life restore, And raise me from my dark abode; My flesh and soul shall part no more, But dwell forever near my God.] PSALM 50. C. M. 1ST PART. Mear. Windsor. [b] Ver. 1-6. The last Judgment. d 1 HE Lord, the Judge, before his throne T Bids the whole earth draw nigh; -The nations near the rising sun, d And near the western sky. 2 No more shall bold blasphemers say, "Judgment will ne'er begin ;" -No more abuse his long delay, g To impudence and sin. 3 Thron'd on a cloud, our God shall come; Thunder and darkness, fire and storm, 4 Heav'n from above his call shall hear, ៩ And earth and hell shall know, and fear, d 5" But gather all my saints," he cries, "And sealed it with his blood. 6 "Their faith and works, brougnt forth to light, "Shall make the world confess, "My sentence of reward is right;— "And heav'n adore my grace." C. M. SECOND PART. York. [*] Ver.10,11,14,15,23. Obedience is better than Sacrifice. HUS saith the Lord, 'The spacious fields, And flocks and herds are mine; 'O'er all the cattle of the hills, 1 [ TH 'I claim a right divine. 2 I ask no sheep for sacrifice, 'Nor bullocks burnt with fire; 'To hope and love, to pray and praise, 'Is all that I require. 3 'Call upon me when trouble's near, 'My hand shall set thee free; 'Then shall thy thankful lips declare 'The honours due to me. 4 'The man who offers humble praise, 'He glorifies me best: 'And those who tread my holy ways, 'Shall my salvation taste.'] C. M. THIRD PART. Reading. [b] Ver. 1, 5, 8, 16, 21, 22. The Judgment of Hypocrites. 1 [ WHEN Christ to judgment shall descend, And saints surround their Lord; He calls the nations to attend, And hear his awful word. d 2 Not for the want of bullocks slain, "Will I the world reprove: 'Altars and rites, and forms are vain, 'Without the fire of love. 3'And what have hypocrites to do, To bring their sacrifice? 'They call my statutes just and true, 'But deal in theft and lies. 4. Could you expect to 'scape my sight, And sin without control? 'But I shall bring your crimes to light, "With anguish in your soul.' e 5 Consider, ye that slight the Lord, Before his wrath appear; a If once you fall beneath his sword, There's no deliv'rer there.] 1 L. M. Geneva. Babylon. [b] THE Hypocrisy exposed. HE Lord, the Judge, his churches warns ; Who place their hope in rites and forms, A friend or brother they defame, e 60 dreadful hour, when God draws near, P. M. FIRST PART. Reading. [*] HE Lord, the sov'reign, sends his summons forth, Tcalls the south nations, and awakes the north, From east to west the sounding orders spread, No more shall Atheists mock his long delay; 3 Behold my cov'nant stands forever good, And sign'd with all their names, the Greek, the Jew, 4 I their almighty Saviour, and their God, Those awful truths that sinners dread to hear: 5 Not for the want of goats or bullocks slain 7 Unthinking wretch! how could'st thou hope to please |