5 Thus they are blest: but if they sin, e He lets the heathen nations in; A savage crew invades their lands, Their princes die by barb'rous hands. a 6 Their captive sons expos'd to scorn, Wander, unpity'd and forlorn :

The country lies unfenced, untill'd, And desolation spreads the field. 7 Yet, if th' humble nation mourns, Again his dreadful hand he turns ; • Again he makes their cities thrive, And bids the dying churches live. 8 [The righteous with a joyful sense, Admire the works of providence ; And tongues of Atheists shall no more Blaspheme the God whom saints adore.] e 9 How few with pious care record These wondrous dealings of the Lord! -But wise observers still shall find The Lord is holy, just and kind.

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PSALM 109. C. M. Abridge. [*]
Love to enemies; Example of Christ.
OD of my mercy and my praise,
Thy glory is my song;

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o Though sinners speak against thy grace,
With a blaspheming tongue.

When, in the form of mortal man,
Thy Son on earth was found,

e With cruel slanders false and vain,
They compass'd him around.

-3 Their mis'ries his compassion move, Their peace he still pursu'd;

e They render hatred for his love, And evil for his good.

-4 Their malice rag'd without a cause; Yet with his dying breath,

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-He pray'd for murd'rers on his cross,
And blest his foes in death.

e 5 Lord, shall thy bright example shine,
In vain before my eyes?

-Give me a soul akin to thine,

To love mine enemies.

o 6 The Lord shall on my side engage; And in my Saviour's name,

o I shall defeat their pride and rage, Who slander and condemn.

PSALM 110. L. M. FIRST PART. Blendon. [*]

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The Exalted Messiah's Power and Grace.

HUS the eternal Father spake,
To Christ the Son;

"Ascend and sit
"At my right hand, till I shall make
"Thy foes submissive at thy feet.
o 2 "From Zion shall thy word proceed;
66 Thy word, the sceptre in thy hand,
"Shall make the hearts of rebels bleed,
"And bow their wills to thy command.

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"That day shall shew thy pow'r is great, "When saints shall flock with willing minds; "And sinners crowd thy temple gate, "Where holiness in beauty shines." o 4 O blessed pow'r! O glorious day! What a large vict'ry shall ensue ! o And converts, who thy grace obey, Exceed the drops of morning dew.

Oporto.

L. M. SECOND PART. Bath. [*]
The Kingdom and Priesthood of Christ.
HUS the great Lord of earth and sea
Spake to his Son, and thus he swore:
"Eternal shall thy priesthood be,

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"And change from hand to hand no more.
2 "Aaron and all his sons must die:

"But everlasting life is thine :
"To save forever those who fly,
"For refuge from the wrath divine.
3"By me Melchisedec was made,
"On earth, a king and priest at once:
"And thou, my heav'nly Priest, shalt plead
"And thou, my King, shalt rule my sons."
4 Jesus the Priest ascends his throne,
While counsels of eternal peace,
Between the Father and the Son,
Proceed with honour and success.

5 Thro' the whole earth his name shall spread,
And crush the pow'rs that dare rebel;

Then shall he judge the rising dead,
And send the guilty world to hell.

6 Tho' while he treads his glorious way,
He drinks the cup of tears and blood;
The suff'rings of that dreadful day
Shall but advance him near to God.]

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C. M. St. Asaph's. [*]

Christ's Kingdom and Priesthood.

JESUS, our Lord, ascend thy throne,

o In Zion shall thy pow'r be known, And make thy foes submit.

e 2 What wonders shall thy gospel do! Thy convert shall surpass

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The num'rous drops of morning dew,
And own thy sov'reign grace.

-3 God hath pronounc'd a firm decree,
Nor changes what he swore ;
"Eternal shall thy priesthood be,
"When Aaron is no more.

4 "Melchisedec, that wondrous priest,
"That King of high degree,

"That holy man who Abraham blest, "Was but a type of thee."

o 5 Jesus, our Priest, forever lives, To plead for us above:

u Jesus, our King, forever gives The blessings of his love.

g 6 God shall exalt his glorious head,

And his high throne maintain;

Shall strike the powers and princes dead,
Who dare oppose his reign.

PSALM 111. C. M. 1ST PART. Mitcham. [*]

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The Wisdom of God in his Works.

NONGS of immortal praise belong

SONGS of immortal

He has my heart, and he my tongue,

To spread his Name abroad.

e 2 How great the works his hand has wrought! How glorious in our sight!

• And men in ev'ry age have sought

His wonders with delight.

e 3 How most exact is nature's frame !
How wise the Eternal Mind!

-His counsels never change the scheme,
That his first thoughts design'd.

4 When he redeem'd his chosen sons,
He fix'd his cov'nant sure;

g The orders that his lips pronounce, To endless years endure.

-5 Nature and time, and earth and skies, Thy heav'nly skill proclaim:

e What shall we do to make us wiseBut learn to read thy Name?

--6 To fear thy pow'r to trust thy grace,

Is our divinest skill;

And he's the wisest of our race,

Who best obeys thy will.

Sunday.

C. M. SECOND PART. St. Martin's. [*],
The Perfections of God.

1 GREAT is the Lord; his works of might

Demand our noblest songs:

Let his assembled saints unite
Their harmony of tongues.
2 Great is the mercy of the Lord,
He gives his children food,
And ever mindful of his word,
He makes his promise good.

3 His Son, the great Redeemer came,
To seal his cov'nant sure;
Holy and rev'rend is his name ;
His ways are just and pure.

4 They who would grow divinely wise,
Must with his fear begin:

Our fairest proof of knowledge lies
In hating ev'ry sin.]

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PSALM 112. P. M.

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Cumberland. [*]
The Blessings of the liberal Man.
HAT man is blest, who stands in awe
Of God, and loves his sacred law;
His seed on earth shall be renown'd;
His house the seat of wealth shall be,
An unexhausted treasury,

And with successive honours crown'd.

2 His liberal favours he extends;
To some he gives, to others lends
A gen'rous pity fills his mind:
Yet what his charity impairs,
He saves by prudence in affairs;

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And thus he's just to all mankind.

3 His hands, while they his alms bestow'd,
His glory's future harvest sow'd:

The sweet rememb'rance of the just,
Like a green root, revives, and bears
A train of blessings for his heirs,
When dying nature sleeps in dust.
4 Beset with threat'ning dangers round,
Unmov'd shall he maintain his ground;

His conscience holds his courage up:
The soul that's fill'd with virtue's light,
Shines brightest in affliction's night;
And sees in darkness beams of hope.

PAUSE.

5 [Ill tidings never can surprise
His heart that fix'd on God relies ;
Tho' waves and tempests roar around:
Safe on a Rock he sits, and sees
The shipwreck of his enemies;

And all their hopes and glory drown'd.
6 The wicked shall his triumph see,
And gnash their teeth in agony,

To find their expectations crost;
They, and their envy pride and spite,
Sink down to everlasting night,

And all their names in darkness lost.]
L. M Oporto. [*]

Blessings of the Pious and Charitable.
HRICE happy man, who fears the Lord!
Loves his commands, and trusts his word

Honour and peace his days attend,
And blessings to his seed descend."
e 2 Compassion dwells upon his mind,
To works of mercy still inclin'd;
-He lends the poor some present aid,
Or gives them not to be repaid.

e 3 When times grow dark, and tidings spread,
That fill his neighbour round with dread;