In works of mischief they agree, And vainly think that none shall see. 3 But, wretches, whither will ye fly? Behold the arrow from on high Descends, and bears upon its wing The wrath of heaven's offended King! Your slanders on yourselves shall fail, Hated, despis'd, and shunn'd by all. 4 The world shall then God's power confess, His wisdom, love and righteousness; And men shall see, with rev'rend thought, The wonders that his hand hath wrought; Whilst all shall own his dealings just, The righteous in his name shall trust.

TATE and MERRICK, united and varied.

PSALM LXV. First Part. L. M.
Publick Worship.

I FOR thee, O God, our constant praise
In Zion waits, thy chosen seat;

Our promis'd altars there we'll raise,
And all our zealous vows complete.
20 thou, who to my humble prayer
Didst always bend thy listening ear,
To thee shall all mankind repair,
And at thy gracious throne appear.
3 Our sins, though numberless, in vain
To stop thy flowing mercy try;
For thou wilt purge the guilty stain,
And wash away the crimson die.

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4 Blest is the man, who, near thee plac'd,
Within thy sacred dwelling lives
Whilst we at humbler distance taste
The vast delight thy worship gives.

TATE

PSALM LXV. First Part. C. M.

Divine Providence in Air, Earth, and Sea.

1 'TIS by thy strength the mountains stand, God of eternal power;

The sea grows calm at thy command,
And tempests cease to roar.

2 Thy morning light and evening shade
Successive comforts bring;

Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad, Thy flowers adorn the spring.

S Seasons and times, and moons and hours, Heaven, air, and earth are thine;

When clouds distil in fruitful showers,
The Author is divine.

Those wandering cisterns in the sky,
Borne by the winds around,
Whose watery treasures well supply
The furrows of the ground.

5 The thirsty ridges drink their fill,
And ranks of corn appear;

Thy ways abound with blessings still,
Thy goodness crowns the year.

1 GOD is the Lord, the heavenly King,
Who makes the earth his care;
Visits the pastures every spring,
And bids the grass appear.

2 The clouds, like rivers rais'd on high,
Pour out, at thy command,

Their watery blessings from the sky,
To cheer the thirsty land.

3 The soften'd ridges of the field
Permit the corn to spring;
The vallies rich provision yield,
The grateful labourers sing.
4 The little hills on every side
Rejoice at falling showers;

The meadows, dress'd in all their pride,
Perfume the air with flowers.

5 The barren clods refresh'd with rain,
Promise a joyful crop;

The fields, with verdure fill'd, again
Revive the reaper's hope.

6 The various months thy goodness crowns, How bounteous are thy ways!

The bleating flocks spread o'er the downs, And shepherds shout thy praise.

PSALM LXV. Long Metre.

A New Versions

WATTS.

1 THY praise, O God, in Zion waits; All flesh shall crowd thy sacred gates, To offer sacrifice and prayer, And pay their willing homage there. 2 What though iniquity prevail, And feeble flesh be prone to fail; Yet, Lord, thy grace thou wilt display And purge each hateful stain away. 3 Blest is the man approv'd by thee, And brought thy holy courts to see! Goodness, immense and unconfin'd, Shall largely feast his longing mind. 4 Great God, by thy almighty hand, The everlasting mountains stand:

And every storm, and every flood,
Obey thy all commanding nod.

5 Thy lightnings, flashing through the skies,
Fill the wide earth with sad surprise ;
But, cheer'd by thy enlivening voice,
Rising and setting suns rejoice.

6 From thy vast inexhausted stores,
The earth is blest with kindly showers;
And savage wilds and deserts drear,
Confess thee, Father of the year.

The flocks which graze the mountains brow,
The corn which clothes the plains below,
To every heart new transports bring,
And hills and vales rejoice and sing.

JACOB KIMBALL.

PSALM LXVI. First Part. C. M.
Divine Power and Goodness.

1 NOW to the Lord of heaven and earth,
Address a cheerful song;
Let gratitude inspire your mirth,
And joy the notes prolong.

2 Come see the wonders of our God,
How glorious are his ways!
In Moses' hand he puts his rod,
The sea his voice obeys.

3 He made the ebbing channel dry,
Whilst Israel pass'd the flood;
The tribes beheld, with wond'ring eye,
A guardian in their God.

4 O bless the Lord, and never cease;
Ye saints fulfil his praise;

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He keeps our life, maintains our peace, ‹ ›
And guides our doubtful ways,

5 Lord, thou hast prov'd our suffering souls, To make our graces shine;

So silver bears the burning coals,
The metal to refine.

Through watery deeps, and fiery ways,
We march at thy command;

Led to possess the promis'd place,

By thy unerring hand.

PSALM LXVI. Second Part.

WATTS.

C. M.

Praise to God for hearing Prayer.

NOW shall my solemn vows be paid
To that Almighty Power;

Who heard the long requests I made
my distressful hour.

In

? My lips and cheerful heart prepare
To make his mercies known;

Come
ye who love my God, and hear
The wonders he hath done.

If sin lay cover'd in my heart,

When praise employ'd my tongue, The Lord had shewn me no regard, Nor I his praises sung.

4 But God, his name be ever blest,
Has set my spirit free;

He ne'er rejected my request,
Nor turn'd his heart from me.

PSALM LXVII. Short Metre.

Universal Praise.

TO bless thy chosen race,

In mercy, Lord, incline;

WATTS.

And cause the brightness of thy face,

On all thy church to shine.

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