3 My life, while I that life enjoy,
In blessing God I will employ,

With lifted hands adore His name:
My soul's content shall be as great
As theirs, who choicest dainties eat,
While I with joy His praise proclaim.

PSALM 65. (L. M.)

A Psalm of praise and thanksgiving to God for his mercies, by the faithful, who are signified by Sion.

1 FOR

OR Thee, O God, our constant praise
In Sion waits, Thy chosen seat;
Our grateful voices there we'll raise,
And all our zealous vows complete.

2 O Thou, who to our humble pray'r
Didst always bend Thy list'ning ear,
To Thee shall all mankind repair,

And at Thy gracious throne appear.

3 Our sins (though numberless) in vain
To stop Thy flowing mercy try;
Whilst Thou o'erlook'st the guilty stain,
And washest out the crimson dye.

4 Blest is the man, who, near Thee plac'd,
Within Thy sacred dwelling lives!
Whilst we at humbler distance taste
The vast delights Thy temple gives.

PSALM 66. PART 1. (C. M.)

A Hymn of thanksgiving, commemorating the goodness of God, and calling upon all who are partakers of His blessings to unite in celebrating His praise.

1 LET all the lands with shouts of joy
To God their voices raise ;

Sing psalms in honour of His name,
And spread His glorious praise.

2 Through all the earth the nations round
Shall Thee their God confess;

And with glad hymns their awful dread
Of Thy great power express.

3 O come! Behold the works of God,
And then with me you'll own,
That God to all the sons of men
Hath wond'rous judgments shown.

4 He made the sea become dry land,
Through which our fathers walk'd
Whilst to each other of His might
With joy His people talk'd.

5 O all ye people, bless our God,
And loudly speak His praise;
Who holds our souls in life, and still
Confirms our stedfast ways.

PART 2. (C. M.)

1 O COME all ye that fear the LORD,
Attend with heedful care :

Whilst we what God for us has done,
With grateful joy declare.

2 As we before His aid implor'd,
So now we praise His name;
Who, if our hearts had harbour'd sin,
Would all our pray'rs disclaim.

3 But God to us whene'er we cried,
His gracious ear did bend;
And to the voice of our request

With constant love attend.

1

4 Then bless'd for ever be our God,
Who never, when we pray,
Withholds His mercy from our souls,
Nor turns His face away.

In this Psalm the church prays for the advent of Christ and the conversion of the nations; and the universal joy, which should follow the preaching of the Gospel, is predicted.

1 To bless Thy chosen race,

2

In mercy, LORD, incline,

And cause the brightness of Thy face

On all Thy saints to shine.

That so Thy wondrous way

May through the world be known:
Whilst distant lands their tribute pay
And Thy salvation own.

3 Let diff'ring nations join
To celebrate Thy fame;

4

Let all the world, O LORD, combine
To praise Thy glorious name.

O let them shout and sing

With joy and pious mirth,

For Thou, the righteous Judge and King,”
Shalt govern all the earth.

5

Then God upon our land
Shall constant blessings show'r,
And all the world in awe shall stand
Of His resistless pow'r.

This Psalm was composed on the festive and joyful occasion of removing the Ark to Mount Sion, recorded in 2 Sam. vi. and 1 Chron. xv. It prophetically celebrates the ascension of Messiah (or Christ), the descent of the Holy Spirit, and the conversion of the Gentiles.

1 To God the LORD new anthems raise,
JEHOVAH's awful name He bears;
In Him rejoice, extol His praise,
Who rides upon high rolling spheres.
2 His chariots numberless, His pow'rs
Are heavenly hosts that wait His will
His presence now fills Sion's tow'rs,
As once it honour'd Sinai's hill.

2 Ascending high, in triumph Thou
Captivity hast captive Îed ;
And on Thy people didst bestow

The spoil of armies, once their dread.

4 E'en rebels shall partake Thy grace,
And humble proselytes repair
To worship at Thy dwelling place,
And all the world pay homage there.

5 For benefits each day bestow'd,

Be daily His great name ador'd;
Who is our Saviour and our God,
Of life and death the sov'reign LORD.

PSALM 71. PART 1. (C. M.)

A prayer for Divine assistance.

1 IN Thee we put our stedfast trust,
Defend us, LORD, from shame;
Incline thine ear, and save our souls,
For righteous is Thy name.

2 Be Thou our strong abiding place,
To which we may resort;

'Tis Thy decree that keeps us safe; Thou art our rock and fort.

3 Thy constant care did safely guard
Our tender infant days;

Thou took'st us from our mother's womb
To sing Thy constant praise.

4 Reject not, then, Thy servants, LORD,
When we with age decay;

Forsake us not, when, worn with years,
Our vigour fades away.

PART 2. (C. M.)

1 THY righteous acts and saving health Our mouths shall still declare; Unable yet to count them all

Though summ'd with utmost care.

2 While God vouchsafes us His support, We'll in His strength go on;

All other righteousness disclaim,

And mention His alone.

3 Thou, LORD, hast taught us from our youth To praise Thy glorious name;

And ever shall Thy wond'rous works
Remain our constant theme.