2 The word was given by the Lord;
Great were the triumphs of that word,
While victory rais'd the song:
Kings with their armies fled apace;
Triumphant shone the reign of grace,
And nations join'd the throng.
3 The church of Christ ye saints behold,
Her dove-like wings, her radiant gold,
Her righteousness divine;
Her silver vestments, spotless white,
Around diffuse her glorious light;
Her beams refulgent shine.

4 See hosts of angels fill the sky;
Jesus, our Lord, ascends on high,
That man with God may dwell:
Captivity is captive led;

For fallen man the Conqu'ror bled,
To save from death and hell.

5 Lo! Zion's portals wide expand;
Gentiles around her altars stand,
With one divine accord:

Sing praise to God! O praise his name!
Ye kingdoms, join the glorious theme!
Praise ye! O praise the Lord.

PSALM LXXI.

PART I. 5-9.

1 My God, my everlasting hope,
I live upon thy truth;

Thy hands have held my childhood up,
Ånd strengthen'd all my youth.

2 My flesh was fashion'd by thy pow'r,
With all these limbs of mine;

(c. M.)

And from my mother's painful hour
I've been entirely thine.

3 Still has my life new wonders seen
Repeated every year:

Behold my days that yet remain.
I trust them to thy care.

4 Cast me not off when years decline,
When hoary hairs arise;
And round me let thy glory shine,
Whene'er thy servant dies.

PART II. 14-16.

Paraphrase.

1 My God, my everlasting friend,
When I begin thy praise,

Where will the growing numbers end,
The numbers of thy grace?

2 Day after day, in every song,
Thy goodness I'll adore;

Teach thou my heart, inspire my tongue
To praise thee more and more.

3 My feet shall travel all the length
Of the celestial road,

And march with courage in thy strength,
To see my Lord and God.

4 Mercies on mercies I'll proclaim,
And thy salvation own;

All other righteousness disclaim,
And mention thine alone.

PSALM LXXII.

PART I. 2-7.

(The strains that ancient David sung

Of royal Solomon,

(c. M,)

(C. M.)

We to a mightier King apply,
God's own eternal Son.)

2 Behold he comes, an upright Judge,
Dispensing truth and grace:

The hills are blest with righteousness, 'The mountains crown'd with peace. 3 The sons of want, th' afflicted-poor, Shall bless his gracious sway, While from their weary neck he takes Th' oppressive yoke away.

4 In every heart his righteous fear
Shall then be rooted fast,

Long as the sun and moon endure,
Or time itself shall last.

5 Soft he descends, like vernal showers
Upon the new-mown plain;
Grateful, as when the parched earth
Drinks in the copious rain.

6 Beneath his rule the just and good
Shall be with favour crown'd;
Long as the measured seasons roll
His blessings shall abound.

PART II. 8-11, 17.

1 Messiah's uncontroll'd domain
From sea to sea extends;

Begins at proud Euphrates stream;
At nature's limit ends.

2 The kings of Tarshish and the Isles
Shall costly presents bring;

From Sheba spicy gifts shall come,
And wealthy Saba's king.

(α M.)

3 Monarchs to him shall bow the knee,
And prostrate homage pay;
Kindreds and people, nations, tongues,
All own his righteous sway.

4 The mem'ry of his glorious name
Through endless years shall run;
Brighter his spotless fame shall shine,
And longer than the sun.

5 All who adore beneath his feet,
He shall forever bless,

And shower in streams upon their heads
Joy, peace, and righteousness.

PSALM LXXII.

Second Version-Paraphrase.

1 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun
Does his successive journeys run;

His kingdom spread from shore to shore,
Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
2 Behold the islands with their kings,
The furthest clime her tribute brings:
From north to south the princes meet,
To pay their homage at his feet.
3 There Persia glorious to behold;
There India shines in Eastern gold;
And barbarous nations at his word,
Submit, and bow, and own their Lord.
4 For him shall endless pray'r be made,
And praises throng to crown his head;
His name like sweet perfume shall rise
With every morning sacrifice.

5 People and realms of every tongue
Dwell on his love with sweetest song;

(L. M.)

And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on his name.
6 Blessings abound where'er he reigns;
The prisoner leaps to burst his chains;
The weary find eternal rest,

And all the sons of want are blest.

7 Where he displays his healing power,
Death and the curse are known no more:
In him the tribes of Adam boast
More blessings than their father lost.
S Let ev'ry creature rise, and bring
Peculiar honours to our king:
Angels descend with songs again,
And earth repeat the loud amen.

PSALM LXXIII. 23-28.

1 Thy presence, Lord, hath me supplied,
And thy right hand assistance gave:
Thou first shalt with thy council guide,
And then to glory me receive.

2 For whom in heaven but thee alone
Have I, whose favour I require?
In all the earth there is not one
That I before thee can desire.

3 My trembling flesh and aching heart
May often fail to succour me;

But God shall inward strength impart,
And my eternal portion be.

4 For they that far from thee remove,
Shall into sudden ruin fall:

If after other gods they rove,
Thy vengeance shall destroy them all.

(L. M.)