7 Of duft and worms thy power can frame [Out of the mouths of babes And fucklings, thou canft draw Surprifing honours to thy name! And frike the world with awe. 8 O Lord our heavenly King, Thy name is all divine; Thy glories round the earth are spread, PSALM VIII. Common Metre. [*] Christ's condefcenfion and glorification; or, God made man. LORD, our Lord, how wondrous great The glories of thy heavenly state 3 Lord, what is man, or all his race, That thou fhouldft vifit him with grace, 4 That thine eternal Son fhould bear 5 [Yet while he liv'd on earth unknown, Th' obedient feas and fifhes own 6 The waves lay fpread beneath his feet; 7 Thefe leffer glories of the Son Shone through the fleshly cloud; Now we behold him on his throne, And men confefs him God.] 8 Let him be crown'd with majefty 9 Jefus, our Lord, how wondrous great The glories of thy heavenly ftate PSALM VIII. 1ft Part. Long Metre. Ver. 1, 2, paraphrafed. [*] The hofanna of the children; or, infants praifing God. LMIGHTY Ruler of the fkies, 1 AL Through the wide earth thy name is spread; And thine eternal glories rife O'er all the heavens thy hands have made. A monument of honour raife; And babes, with uninftructed tongue, PSALM VIII. 2d Part. Long Metre. [b] Adam and Chrift, lords of the old and new creation. ORD, what was man when made at first ! Adam, the offspring of the duft! 1 'L That thou fhouldft fet him and his race 2 That thou shouldft raise his nature fo, C 3 But O! what brighter glories wait PSALM IX. 14 Part. Common Metre. [*] 1 WITH my whole heart I'll raise my fong, Thy wonders I'll proclaim; Thou, fovereign Judge of right and wrong, 2 I'll fing thy majefty and grace; To judge the world in righteoufnefs, To fave the people of his love, 4 The men who know thy name will trust For thou haft ne'er forfook the juft, 5 Sing praifes to the righteous Lord, PSALM IX. 2d Part. Common Metre. [b] 1 Shall once inquire for blood; The humble fouls, who mourn in duft, 2 He from the dreadful gates of death In Zion's gates, with cheerful breath, 3 His foes fhall fall, with heedlefs feet, And finners perish in the net Which their own hands had fpread. 4 Thus by thy judgments, mighty God, Are thy deep counfels known: When men of mifchief are deftroy'd, The fnare must be their own. PAUSE. 5 The wicked fhall fink down to hell; 6 Though faints to fore diftrefs are brought, 8 Thy thunder fhall affright the proud, PSALM X. Common Metre. [b] Prayers heard, and faints faved; or, pride, atheism and oppreffon punished. 1 WHY For a humiliation day. HY doth the Lord ftand off fo far? When great calamities appear, And times of deep diftrefs? Lord, fhall the wicked ftill deride Thy juftice and thy power ? Shall they advance their heads in pride, And fill thy faints devour? They put thy judgments from their fight, And then infult the poor, They boaft in their exalted height, That they fhall fall no more. 4 Arife, O God, lift up thine hand; 5 Why do the men of malice rage, 6 But thou forever art our Lord; 7 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray, 8 Proud tyrants fhall no more oppress; 1 PSALM XI. Long Metre. [*] God loves the righteous, and hates the wicked. refuge is the God of love; MY we do my foes infult, and cry, Fly, like a timorous, trembling dove, "To diftant woods or mountains fly ?" 2 If government be all deftroy'd, (That firm foundation of our peace) 3 The Lord in heaven has fix'd his throne; To prove their love and try their grace, |