8 For the wonders he has wrought, Let us now our praises give; And by fweet experience taught, him while we live. Call upon ON THE SCRIPTURE. LXII. C. The light and glory of the word. HE Spirit breathes upon the word, 2 A glory glides the facred page, It gives a light to ev'ry age, 3. The hand that gave it ftill fupplies 4 Let everlasting thanks be thine, 5. My foul rejoices to pursue LXIII. The LXIII. The word more precious than gold. 1 pRecious Bible! what a treasure Does the word of GOD afford? All I want for life or pleasure, FOOD and MED'CINE, SHIELD and SWORD: Let the world account me poor, Having this I need no more. 2 Food to which the world's a ftranger, On a dying CHRIST I feed, Each affords a remedy. 4 In the hour of dark temptation 5 While the fcripture truths are fure, Vain his threats to overcome me, 'Tis a fword for conqueft made, 6 Shall I envy then the mifer, JESUS gives me in his word, FOOD and MEDICINE SHIELD and SWORD. III. PROVIDENCES LXIV. On the commencement of hoftilities in I TH America. HE gath'ring clouds, with afpect dark, Oh to be hid within the ark, And fhelter'd from its rage! 2 See the commiffion'd angel frown (ƒ)! Fill'd with fierce wrath, is pouring down 3 Ye faints unite in wrestling pray'r, 4 Already is the plague begun (h), Brethren, by blood and int'reft one, 5 Peace (Rev. xvi. 1. (g) 1 Sam, xxiv. 16. (b) Numbers xvi. 46. 5 Peace fpreads her wings, prepar'd for flight, 6 The firft alarm, alas, how few, But they will hear and tremble too, 7 So thunder o'er the diftant hills, 8 May we, at least, with one consent, With tears the nation's fins lament, 9 The humble fouls who mourn and pray, FAST-DAY HYMN S. LXV. Confeffion and prayer. Dec. 13. 1776. I OH may the pow'r which melts the rock Be felt by all affembled here! Or else our fervice will but mock 2 LORD, () Firmament, or Atmosphere. 2 LORD, while thy judgments fhake the land, Thy people's eyes are fix'd on thee! We own thy juft uplifted hand, Which thoufands cannot, will not fee. 3 How long haft thou bestow'd thy care That God has made our cause his own. 5 But ah! both heav'n and earth have heard Our vile requital of his love! We, whom like children he has rear'd, Rebels against his goodness prove (k). 6 His grace defpis'd, his pow'r defy'd, And legions of the blackeft crimes, Profaneness, riot, luft and pride, Are figns that mark the prefent times. 7 The LORD difpleas'd, has rais'd his rod ; Ah where are now the faithful few Who tremble for the ark of GOD, And know what Ifrael ought to do (1) ? 8 LORD, hear thy people ev'ry where, Who meet to mourn, confefs and pray; The nation and thy churches fpare, And let thy wrath be turn'd away. LXVI. (*) Isaiah i, 2. (4) 1 Chron. xii. 32. |