So God forgave when Ifrael finn'd,
And brought his wandering captives home.
Thou haft begun to fet us free,

And made thy fierceft wrath abate,
Now let our hearts be turn'd to thee,
And thy falvation be complete.
3 Revive our dying graces, Lord,
And let thy faints in thee rejoice;
Make known thy truth, fulfil thy word;
We wait for praife to tune our voice.
4 We wait to hear what God will fay;
He'll fpeak, and give his people peace:
But let them run no more aftray,
Left his returning wrath increate.

PSALM LXXXV. 2d Part. Long Metre. [*] Ver. 9, &c. Salvation by Chrift.

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ALVATION is forever nigh

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The fouls that fear and trust the Lord;
And grace, defcending from on high,
Frefh hopes of glory fhall afford.

2 Mercy and truth on earth are met,

Since Chrift the Lord came down from heav'n:
By his obedience, fo complete,

Juftice is pleas'd, and peace is given.

3 Now truth and honour fhall abound, Religion dwell on earth again,

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And heavenly influence blefs the ground,
In our Redeemer's gentle reign.

His righteoufnefs is gone before,
To give us free accels to God:

Our wandering feet fhall ftray no more,
But mark his steps, and keep the road.

PSALM LXXXVI. Common Metre. [*]
Ver. 8-13. A general fong of praife to God.
1 AMONG the princes, earthly, gods,
There's none hath power divine ;

Nor is their nature, mighty Lord,

Nor are their works like thine.

2 The nations thou haft made, fhall bring
Their offerings round thy throne;
For thou alone doft wondrous things,
For thou art God alone.

3 Lord, I would walk with holy feet;
Teach me thy heavenly ways,
And my poor fcatter'd thoughts unite
In God my Father's praife.

4 Great is thy mercy, and my tongue
Shall thofe fweet wonders tell,
How by thy grace my finking foul
Rofe from the deeps of hell.

PSALM LXXXVII. Long Metre. [*] The church the birth-place of the faints; or, Jews and Gentiles united in the Chriftian church.

1 GOD in his earthly temple lays

Foundations for his heavenly praise:

He likes the tents of Jacob well,

But ftill in Zion loves to dwell.

2 His mercy vifits every houfe

That pay their night and morning vows;
But makes a more delightful ftay
Where churches meet to praise and pray.
3 What glories were defcrib'd of old!
What wonders are of Zion told!
Thou city of our God below,

Thy fame fhall Tyre and Egypt know.
4 Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew,
Shall there begin their lives anew:
Angels and men fhall join to fing
The hill were living waters fpring.
5 When God makes up his last account
Of natives in his holy mount,

'Twill be an honour to appear

As one new born, or nourish'd there!

PSALM LXXXIX. 1 Part. Long Met. [*]

The covenant made with Chrift; or, the true David.

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FOREVER fhall my fong record

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The truth and mercy of the Lord;

Mercy and truth forever ftand,

Like heaven, establish'd by his hand. 2 Thus to his Son he fware, and faid, "With thee my covenant firft is made; "In thee fhall dying finners live; "Glory and grace are thine to give.

3 "Be thou my Prophet, thou my Prieft;
"Thy children fhall be ever bleft;
"Thou art my chofen King; thy throne
"Shall ftand eternal, like my own.
4 "There's none of all my fons above
"So much my image or my love;
"Celestial powers thy fubjects are :
"Then what can earth to thee compare ?
5" David, my fervant, whom I chose,
"To guard my flock, to crush my foes,
"And rais'd him to the Jewish throne,
"Was but a fhadow of my Son."
6 Now let the church rejoice and fing
Jefus her Saviour and her King;
Angels his heavenly wonders fhow,
And faints declare his works below.

PSALM LXXXIX. 1ft Part. Com. Metre. [*] The faithfulness of God.

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'MY Y never-ceafing fongs fhall fhow

The mercies of the Lord;

And make fucceeding ages know
How faithful is his word.

2 The facred truths his lips pronounce
Shall firm as heaven endure :
And if he speak a promife once,
Th' eternal grace is fure.

3 How long the race of David held
The pronis'd Jewish throne!
But there's a nobler covenant feal'd
To David's greater Son.

4 His feed forever fhall poffefs

A throne above the skies;

The meaneft fubject of his grace
Shall to that glory rife.

5 Lord God of Hofts, thy wondrous ways
Are fung by faints above;

And faints on earth their honours raise
To thine unchanging love.

PSALM LXXXIX. 2d Part. Com. M. [b]

Ver. 7, &c.

The power and majesty of God; or, reverential worship.

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ITH reverence let the faints appear,

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And bow before the Lord;

His high commands with reverence hear,
And tremble at his word.
How terrible thy glories be?

How bright thine armies fhine!
Where is the power that vies with thee?
Or truth compar'd with thine?
3 The northern pole and fouthern rest
On thy fupporting hand;

Darkness and day from east to west
Move round at thy command.

4 Thy words the raging winds control
And rule the boisterous deep;
Thou mak'ft the fleeping billows roll,
The rolling billows fleep.

5 Heaven, earth, and air, and fea are thine,
And the dark world of hell;

How did thine arm in vengeance shine,
When Egypt durft rebel!

6 Juftice and judgment are thy throne,
Yet wondrous is thy grace;

While truth and mercy, join'd in one,
Invite us near thy face.

PSALM LXXXIX. 3d Part. Com. Metre. [*]

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Ver. 15, &c. A blessed Gospel.

LEST are the fouls that hear and know
The gofpel's joyful found;

Peace fhall attend the paths they go,
And light their fteps furround.
Their joy fhall bear their spirits up,
Through their Redeemer's name;
His righteoufnefs exalts their hope,
Nor Satan dares condemn.

3 The Lord, our glory and defence,
Strength and falvation gives:
Ifrael, thy King forever reigns,
Thy God forever lives.

PSALM LXXXIX. 4th Part. Com. Met. [*] Ver. 19, &c. Chrift's mediatorial kingdom; or, his divine and human nature.

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HEAR

EAR what the Lord in vifion faid,
And made his mercy known:

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Sinners, behold your help is laid
"On my Almighty Son.

2 "Behold the man my wifdom chose

Among your mortal race;

"His head my holy oil o'erflows, "The Spirit of my grace.

3 "High fhall he reign on David's throne, My people's better King;

4

"My arm fhall beat his rivals down, "And ftill new fubjects bring.

"My truth fhall guard him in his way, "With mercy by his fide,

"While_in_my name, through earth and sea, "He fhall in triumph ride.

5 "Me for his Father and his God "He fhall forever own,

6

"Call me his rock, his high abode, "And I'll fupport my Son.

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My first-born Son, array'd in grace,
"At my right hand fhall fit;

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"Beneath him angels know their place, "And monarchs at his feet.

7 "My covenant ftands forever fast; My promises are ftrong;

"Firm as the heavens his throne fhall laft, "His feed endure as long."

PSALM LXXXIX. 5th Part. Com. M. [b]

Ver. 30, &c.

The covenant of grace unchangeable; or, afflictions without rejection.

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2

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"YET (faith the Lord) if David's race,

"The children of my Son,

"Should break my laws, abuse my grace,
And tempt mine anger down;

"Their fins I'll vifit with the rod,
"And make their folly fmart;
"But I'll not cease to be their God,
"Nor from my truth depart.
"My covenant I will ne'er revoke,
"But keep my grace in mind;

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