PSALM 47. (L. M.)

This prophetic Psalm celebrates the ascension, victories, and power of Christ.

10 ALL ye people, clap your hands,
And with triumphant voices sing;
No force the mighty pow'r withstands
Of God, the universal King.

2 God is gone up, our Lord and King,
With shouts of joy and trumpet's sound;
To Him repeated praises sing,

And let the cheerful song go round. 3 Your utmost skill in praise be shown, For Him who all the world commands; Who sits upon His righteous throne, And spreads His sway o'er heathen lands.

PSALM 48. (C. M.)

The glory, beauty, and strength of the church Christian, typified by Mount Sion, on which stood the city and temple of God. A thanksgiving Psalm for peace.

1 THE LORD, the only God, is great,
And greatly to be prais'd

In Sion, on whose happy mount
His sacred throne is rais'd.

2 According to His sacred name

His praise through earth extends;
His powerful arm, as justice guides,
Chastises or defends.

3 In Sion we have seen perform'd
A work that was foretold;

In pledge that God, for times to come,
His city will uphold.

4 Let Sion's mount with joy resound,
Her daughters all be taught
In songs His judgments to extol,
Who this deliv'rance wrought.

5 This God is ours, and will be ours,
Whilst we in Him confide;
Who, as He has preserv'd us now,
Till death will be our Guide.

PSALM 51. PART 1. (S. M.)

Supplication for mercy. A Psalm of David, after he had been reproved by the Prophet Nathan. 2 SAM. xii. 1—13. HAVE mercy, LORD, on me,

1

As thou wert ever kind;

Let me, oppress'd with loads of guilt,

Nor me in anger view;

3

Create in me a heart that's clean,

An upright mind renew.

Withdraw not Thou Thy help,

Nor cast me from Thy sight;
Nor let Thy Holy Spirit take
His everlasting flight.

4

The joy Thy favour gives
Let me again obtain ;

And Thy free Spirit's firm support
My fainting soul sustain.

PSALM 51. PART 2.

Old Version.

Supplication for pardoning grace.

(C. M.)

1 MAKE new my heart within my breast,
And frame it to Thy will;
And let Thy Spirit in me rest,

Which doth with comfort fill.

2 Cast me not from Thy sight, nor take
Thy Spirit quite away;

The comfort of Thy saving health,
Give me again, I pray.

3 With Thy free Spirit me support;
Then shall transgressors be,
By my instruction and advice,
Converted, LORD, to Thee.

PSALM 57. PART 1. (L. M.)

Composed by David on occasion of his escape from Saul in the cave at Engedi. (See 1 Sam. xxii. 1., and xxiv. 3.) The Church, by appointing it as one of the proper Psalms for Easter Day, instructeth us to transfer the ideas to the resurrection of Christ from the grave.

1 THY mercy, LORD, to me extend:
On Thy protection I depend,
And to Thy wings for shelter haste,
Till this outrageous storm is past.

2 To Thy tribunal, LORD, I fly,

Thou sov'reign Judge and God most high; Who wonders hast for me begun,

And wilt not leave Thy work undone.

3 From heav'n protect me by Thine arm, And shame all those who seek my

To my relief Thy mercy send,

harm ;

And truth on which my hopes depend.

4 Be Thou, O God, exalted high;
And, as Thy glory fills the sky,
So let it be on earth display'd,

Till Thou art here, as there, obey'd.
PART 2. (L. M.)

1 O GOD, my heart is fix'd, 'tis bent,
Its thankful tribute to present;
And, with my heart, my voice I'll raise
To thee, my God, in songs of praise.
2 Awake, my glory; harp and lute,

No longer let your strings be mute;
And I, my tuneful part to take,
Will with the early dawn awake.
3 Thy praises, LORD, I will resound
To all the list'ning nations round:
Thy mercy highest heav'n transcends,
Thy truth beyond the clouds extends.
4 Be Thou, O God, exalted high;
And as Thy glory fills the sky,
So let it be on earth display'd,
Till Thou art here, as there, obey'd.

PSALM 62. (L. M.)

Resolution to trust in God alone.

1 My soul for help on God relies,
From Him alone my safety flows:
My rock, my health, that strength supplies
To bear the shock of all my foes.

2 God doth His saving health dispense,
And flowing blessings daily send;
He is my fortress and defence,

On Him my soul shall still depend.

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3 In God, ye people, always trust,

Before His throne pour out your hearts, For God, the merciful and just,

His timely aid to us imparts.

[4 For God has oft His will express'd,
And we this truth have fully known :
To be of boundless pow'r possess'd
Belongs of right to God alone.]

5 Though boundless mercy is the grace
In which He chiefly takes delight,
Yet will He all the human race
According to their works requite.

David, in the wilderness of Judah, expresseth his desire of the presence of God, and the Divine pleasures of the sanctuary. The whole Psalm is applicable to the circumstances of Christ in the flesh, and to those of his people in the world.'

10 GOD, my gracious God, to Thee
My daily pray'rs shall offer'd be:

For Thee my thirsty soul does pant :
My fainting flesh implores Thy grace,
As in a dry and barren place,

Where I refreshing waters want.

2 O to my longing eyes once more
That view of glorious power restore,
Which Thy majestic house displays :
Because to me Thy wond'rous love
Than life itself does dearer prove,
My lips shall always speak Thy praise.