2 That so thy gracious way

May thro' the world be known; Whilst distant lands their homage pay, And thy salvation own.

3 Let all the nations join

To celebrate thy fame;

Let the whole world, O Lord, combine,
To praise thy glorious name.

4 O let them shout and sing,

In humble pious mirth;

For thou, the righteous Judge and King, Shalt govern all the earth.

TATE.

PSALM LXVIII. First Part. 6 line L. M. b The Justice and Compassion of God.

1 LET God arise in all his might,

And put his enemies to flight;

As smoke that sought to cloud the skies,
Before the rising tempest flies,
Or wax that melts before the fire,
So shall his fainting foes expire.

2 Kingdoms and thrones to God belong,
Praise him, ye nations, in your song;
He rides and thunders through the sky,
His name, Jehovah, sounds on high;
Sing to his name, ye sons of grace,
Ye saints rejoice before his face.
3 The widow and the fatherless
Fly to his aid in sharp distress;
In him the poor and helpless find
A Judge most just, a Father kind;
He breaks the captive's galling chain,
And prisoners see the light again.

His wondrous name and power rehearse,
His honours shall enrich your verse;
Proclaim him King, pronounce him blest,
He's your defence, your joy, your rest;
When terrors rise and nations faint,
God is the strength of every saint.

WATTS.

PSALM LXVIII. ver. 17, 18. S. P. L. M. * Compared with Ephes. iv. 8, 9, 10.

The Ascension of Christ, and the Gift of his Spirit. LORD, when thou didst ascend on high, Ten thousand angels fill'd the sky; Those heavenly guards around thee wait, Like chariots that attend thy state. 2 Not Sinai's mountain could appear More glorious when the Lord was there; When he proclaim'd his dreadful law, And struck the chosen tribes with awe. How bright the triumph none can tell, When the rebellious powers of hell, Which thousand souls had captive made, Were all in chains like captives led. 4 Rais'd by his Father to the throne, He sent his promis'd spirit down, With gifts and grace for rebel men, That God might dwell on earth again.

PSALM LXVIII.

WATTS

Third Part. L. M. *

Praise for Divine Care and Goodness.

I WE bless the Lord, the just, the good,
Who fills our hearts with joy and food;
Who pours his blessings from the skies,
And loads us with his rich supplies.

2 He sends the sun his circuit round,
To cheer the fruits, to warm the ground;
He bids the clouds with plenteous rain,
Refresh the thirsty earth again.

3 To his kind care we owe our breath,
And all our near escapes from death;
Safety and health to God belong,

He heals the sick and guards the strong. 4 His own right hand his saints shall raise From death's dark shade to sing his praise And bring them to his courts above, To see his face and taste his love.

WATTS.

PSALM LXIX.

C. M.

The Obedience and Death of Christ.

1 FATHER, I sing thy wondrous grace,
I bless my Saviour's name;
He bought salvation for the poor,
And bore the sinner's shame.

2 His deep distress hath rais'd us high;
His duty and his zeal

Fulfill'd the law which mortals broke,
And finish'd all thy will.

3 The sacrifice he offer'd once
Has better pleas'd my God,
Than all the victims of the law,
Than goats or bullock's blood.

4 This shall his humble followers see,
And set their hearts at rest;

They by his death draw near to thee,
And live for ever blest.

5 Let heaven, and all who dwell on high,
To God their voices raise;
While lands and seas assist the sky,
And join t❜ advance the praise.
6 Zion is thine, most holy God,
Thy Son shall bless her gates;
And glory, purchas'd by his death,
For thy own Israel waits.

PSALM LXIX.

WATTS, altered.

Long Metre.

b

The Sufferings of Christ.

DEEP in our hearts, let us record
The sorrows of our dying Lord;
Behold the rising billows roll,
To overwhelm his holy soul.

2 The Jews his brethren, and his kin,
Abus'd the man who check'd their sin;
While he obey'd God's holy laws,
They hate him, but without a cause.

3 In long complaints he spends his breath, While hosts of hell and powers of death, And all the sons of malice join,

To execute their vain design.

4 For, gracious God, thy power and love
Have made the curse a blessing prove;
Tho' once upon the cross he bled,
Immortal honours crown his head.

5 Through Christ thy Son our guilt forgive,
And let the mourning sinner live ;
The Lord will hear us in his name,
Nor shall our hope be turn'd to shame.

WATTS, varied,

PSALM LXX.

Common Metre. b

Protection against Enemies.

1 GREAT God, attend my humble call,
Nor hear my cries in vain ;
O let thy grace prevent my fall,
And still my hope sustain.

2 When foes insulting wound my name,
And tempt my soul astray;

Then let them hide their face with shame, To their own plots a prey.

3 Whilst all who love thy name rejoice,
And glory in thy word,

In thy salvation raise their voice,
To magnify the Lord.

4 Be thou my help in time of need,
To thee, O Lord, I pray;

In mercy hasten to my aid,
Nor let thy grace delay.

BARLOW.

b

PSALM LXXI. First Part. C. M.

Old Age, Death and the Resurrection.

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

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

2 New wonders, Lord, my eyes have seen
With each revolving year;

Thou know'st the days which yet remain,
I trust them to thy care.

3 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs,
And leave my fainting heart?