6 Then Satan rais'd his pois'nous fting, And aim'd his blows at me;

While I, poor helpless trembling thing,
Could neither fight nor flee.

7 But oh! the Saviour's pitying eye
Reliev'd me from defpair;

He faw me at the point to die
And broke the fatal fnare.

8 My cafe his heedlefs faints fhould warn,
Or cheer them if afraid;
May you from me your danger learn,
And where to look for aid.

XCIII. The tamed lion.

A Lion, tho' by nature wild,

The art of man can tame;

He ftands before his keeper, mild,
And gentle as a lamb.

2 He watches, with fubmiffive eye,
The hand that gives him food;
As if he meant to testify

3

A sense of gratitude.

But man himself, who thus fubdues,
The fierceft beafts of prey;

A nature, more unfeeling fhews,

And far more fierce than they.

4 To' by the LORD preferv'd and fed,
He proves rebellious ftill;

And while he eats his Maker's bread,
Refifts his holy will.

5 Alike

5 Alike in vain, of grace that faves, Or threat'ning law he hears;

The favage fcorns, blafphemes, and raves,
But neither loves nor fears.

6 O Saviour! how thy wond'rous pow'r.
By angels is proclaim'd!

7

When in thine own appointed hour,
They fee this lion tam'd.

The love thy bleeding cross displays,
The hardeft heart fubdues;

Here furious lions while they gaze,
Their rage and fierceness lofe (y).

8 Yet we are but renew'd in part
The lion ftill remains;

I

LORD, drive him wholly from my heart,
Or keep him faft in chains.

THE

XCIV. Sheep.

HE Saviour calls his people fheep,
And bids them on his love rely;
For he alone their fouls can keep,
And he alone their wants fupply.

2 The bull can fight, the hare can flee,
The ant, in fummer, food prepare;
But helpless sheep, and fuch are we,
Depend upon the Shepherd's care.
3 JEHOVAH is our Shepherd's name (x),
Then what have we, tho' weak, to fear?
Our fin and folly we proclaim,

If we defpond while he is near.

(y) Isaiah xi, 6,

(≈) Pfalm xxiii, г.

4 When Satan threatens to devour,

When troubles prefs on ev'ry fide;
Think of our Shepherd's care and pow'r,
He can defend, he will provide.

5 See the rich paftures of his grace,

Where, in full ftreams, falvation flows! There he appoints our refting place, And we may feed, fecure from foes. 6 There, 'midft the flock, the Shepherd dwells, The fheep around in fafety lie;

7

The wolf, in vain, with malice fwells,
For he protects them with his eye (a).
Dear LORD, if I am one of thine,

From anxious thoughts I would be free;
To truft, and love, and praife, is mine,
The care of all belongs to thee.

XCV. The garden.

Garden contemplation fuits,

'A And may inftruction yield,

Sweeter than all the flow'rs and fruits
With which the spot is fill'd.

2 Eden was Adam's dwelling-place,
While bleft with innocence;
But fin o'erwhelm'd him with difgrace,
And drove the rebel thence.

3

Oft as the garden-walk we tread,
We fhould bemoan his fall;
The trefpals of our egal head
In ruin plung'd us all.

(a) Micah v. 4.

4

The garden of Gethsemane,

The fecond Adam faw,

Opprefs'd with woe, to fet us free
From the avenging law.

5 How ftupid we, who can forget,
With gardens in our fight,
His agonies and bloody fweat,
In that tremendous night!

6 His church as a fair garden ftands,
Which walls of love inc ofe;

Each tree is planted by his hand (b),
And by his bleffing grows.

7 Believing hearts are gardens too,
For grace has fown its feeds;

Where once, by nature, nothing grew
But thorns and worthless weeds.

8 Such themes to thofe who JESUS love,
May conftant joys afford;
And make a barren defart prove
The garden of the LORD.

3

XCVI. For a garden feat, or fummer-house.

A Shelter from the rain or wind (c),

A fhade from fcorching heat;

A refting place you here may find,
To ease your weary feet.

Enter but with a serious thought,
Confider who is near!

This is a confecrated fpot,
The LORD is prefent here!

(6) Isaiah Ixi. 3、

(c) Isaiah xxxii. 2.

3 A queftion of the utmoft weight,
While reading, meets your eye;
May confcience witness to your state,
And give a true reply!

4 Is JESUS to your heart reveal'd,
As full of truth and grace?
And is his name your hope and fhield,
Your reft and hiding place?

5 If fo, for all events prepar'd,
Whatever ftorms may rife,

He, whom you love, will fafely guard,
And guide you to the skies.
6 No burning fun, or ftorm, or rain,
Will there your peace annoy;
No fin, temptation, grief, or pain,
Intrude to damp your joy.

7 But if his name you have not known,
Oh, feek him while you may !
Left you fhould meet his awful frown,
In that approaching day.

8 When the avenging Judge you fee,
With terrors on his brow;

Where can you hide, or whither flee,
If you reject him now?

XCVII. The creatures in the LORD's hands.

HE water ftood like walls of brafs,

I THE

To let the fons of Ifrael pafs (d), And from the rock in rivers burst (e), At Mofes' prayer to quench their thirst.

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(d) Exod, xiv, 22.

(e) Numb. xx, II.

2 The