Then shall my song, with praise inspir'd, Who to thy servant in distress, ORD, who's the happy man that may Not stranger like to visit them, But to inhabit there? 'Tis he, whose every thought and deed Who never did a slander forge His neighbour's fame to wound; Who vice, in all its pomp and pow'r, Who to his plighted vows and trust And, though he promise to his loss, The man who by this steady course.- Has happiness insur'd, When earth's foundation shakes shall stand, By Providence secur'd. Psalm 16. C. M. Verse 5, 6, 8, 9. MY lot is fall'n in that blest land, Where God is truly known; He fills my cup with lib'ral hand, In nature's most delightful scene The place of my appointed reign Therefore my soul shall bless the Lord, I strive each action to approve No danger shall my hopes remove, Therefore my heart all grief defies, My flesh shall rest in hope to rise, Psalm 18. L. M. Verse 1, 2, 3, 6. O change of times shall ever shock For thou hast always been a rock, Thou my deliv❜rer art, my God, My trust is in thy mighty pow'r; Thou art my shield from foes abroad, At home my safe-guard and my tow'r. To thee I'll still address my pray'r, To whom all praise we justly owe; So shall I, by thy watchful care, Be guarded from my treach'rous foe, To heav'n I made my mournful pray'r, To God address'd my humble moạn, Who graciously inclin'd his ear, And heard me from his lofty throne. Psalm 19. C. M. THE Verse 1 to 4. HE heav'ns declare thy glory, Lord, The firmament and stars express The dawn of each returning day Fresh beams of knowledge brings; Their pow'rful language to no realm "Tis nature's voice, and understood Their doctrine does its sacred sense Through earth's extent display, Whose bright contents the circling sun Does round the world convey. Psalm 23. C. M. THE Lord himself, the mighty Lord, The Shepherd by whose constant care In tender grass he makes me feed, And leads me to cool shades, and where He does my wand'ring soul reclaim, I pass the gloomy vale of death, In presence of my spiteful foes He crowns my cup with cheerful wine, Since God doth thus his wond'rous love Through all my life extend, That life to him I will devote, THIS Psalm 24. C. M. Verse 1 to 5. THIS spacious earth is all the Lord's, The world and they that dwell therein, He fram'd and fix'd it on the seas, But for himself this Lord of all The man whose hands and heart are pure, To gainful perjury. This, this is he, on whom the Lord Shall show'r his blessings down, Whom God, his Saviour, shall vouchsafe With righteousness to crown. Psalm 25. S. M. Verse 1 to 7. TO God, in whom I trust, I lift my heart and voice; |