6 Nor can the best experience past,
The life of faith maintain;

The brightest hope will faint at last
Unless fupply'd again.

7 Dear Lord, while we in pray'r are found, Do thou the Manna give;

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Oh let it fall on all around,
That we may eat and live.

XVII. C. Jehovah-Niffi-The Lord my
Banner. Chap. xvii. 15.

BY whom was David taught

To aim the dreadful blow,

When he Goliah fought,

And laid the Gittite low?

No fword nor fpear the ftripling took,
But chofe a pebble from the brook.

'Twas Ifrael's God and king
Who fent him to the fight;

Who gave him ftrength to fling,
And skill to aim aright.

Ye feeble faints, your ftrength endures,
Because young David's God is yours.

Who ordered Gideon forth,

To ftorm th' invader's camp
With arms of little worth,
A pitcher and a lamp?

The trumpets made his coming known,

And all the hoft was overthrown.

Oh! I have feen the day,

When with a fingle word,
God helping me to fay,
My truft is in the Lord,

My foul has quell'd a thousand foes,

Fearless of all that could oppofe.

* Judges vii. 20.

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But unbelief, felf-will,

Self-righteoufnefs, and pride,
How often do they steal

My weapon from my fide?

Yet David's Lord, and Gideon's friend,
Will help his fervant to the end.

XVIII. The Golden Calf. Chap. xxxii. 4, 31.
I WHEN Ifrael heard the fiery law
From Sinai's top proclaim'd,

Their hearts feem'd full of holy awe,
Their ftubborn fpirits tam'd.

2 Yet, as forgetting all they knew,
Ere forty days were past,
With blazing Sinai ftill in view,
A molten calf they caft.

3 Yea, Aaron, God's anointed priest,
Who on the mount had been,
He durft prepare the idol-beast,
And lead them on to fin.

4 Lord, what is man, and what are we,
To recompenfe thee thus !
In their offence our own we fee,
Their ftory points at us.

5 From Sinai we heard thee speak,
And from Mount Calv'ry too;
And yet to idols oft we feek,
While thou art in our view.

6 Some golden calf, or golden dream,
Some fancied creature good,
Prefumes to fhare the heart with him,
Who bought the whole with blood.

7 Lord, fave us from our golden calves,
Our fin with grief we own;

We would no more be thine by halves,
But live to thee alone.

LEVITICUS.

XIX. The true Aaron. Chap. viii. 7-9. 1 SEE Aaron, God's anointed priest, Within the veil appear,

In robes of myftic meaning dreft,
Prefenting Ifrael's prayer.

2 The plate of gold which crowns his brows, His holiness describes ;

His breaft difplays, in fhining rows,
The names of all the tribes.

3 With the atoning. blood he ftands
Before the mercy-feat;

And clouds of incenfe from his hands
Arife with odour sweet.

4 Urim and Thummim near his heart,
In rich engravings worn,
The facred light of truth impart,
To teach and to adorn.

5 Thro' him the eye of faith defcries
A greater Prieft than he :

Thus Jefus pleads above the fkies,
For you, my friends, and me.

6 He bears the names of all his faints
Deep on his heart engrav'd;
Attentive to the state and wants
Of all his love has fav'd.

7 In him a holiness complete,
Light and perfections shine;

And wisdom, grace, and glory meet;
A Savicur all divine.

8 The blood, which as a priest he bears
For finners, is his own;

The incenfe of his pray'rs and tears
Perfume the holy throne.

9 In him my weary foul has reft,
Though I am weak and vile;
I read my name upon his breast,
And fee the Father fmile.

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XX. Balaam's Wish*. Chap. xxiii. 10.
HOW bleft the righteous are

When they refign their breath!
No wonder Balaam with'd to share
In fuch a happy death.

"Oh! let me die," faid he,
"The death the righteous do;
When life is ended let me be

Found with the faithful few."
The force of truth, how great!
When enemies confefs,

None but the righteous, whom they hate,
A folid hope poffefs.

But Balaam's wish was vain,

His heart was infincere ;

He thirfted for unrighteous gain,

And fought a portion here.

He feem'd the Lord to know,
And to offend him loth;

But Mammon prov'd his overthrow,

For none can ferve them both.

6 May you, my friends, and I,
Warning from hence receive;

If like the righteous we could die,
To choose the life they live..

JOSHUA.

XXI. Gibeon. Chap. x. 6.

I WHEN Joshua, by God's command,
Invaded Canaan's guilty land,

Gibeon, unlike the nations round,
Submiffion made, and mercy found.

2 Their ftubborn neighbours who, enrag'd, United war against them wag'd,

By Joshua foon were overthrown, For Gibeon's caufe was now his own. 3 He from whofe arm they ruin fear'd, Their leader and ally appeared; An emblem of the Saviour's grace, To thofe who humbly feek his face. 4 The men of Gibeon wore difguife, And gain'd their peace by framing lies; For Jofhua had no pow'r to spare,

If he had known from whence they were. 5 But Jefus invitations fends,

Treating with rebels as his friends;
And holds the promise forth in view,
To all who for his mercy fue.

6 Too long his goodness I difdain'd,
Yet went at laft and peace obtain'd;
But foon the noife of war I heard,
And former friends in arms appear'd.
Weak in myself, for help I cry'd,
Lord, I am prefs'd on ev'ry fide;
The cause is thine, they fight with me,
But ev'ry blow is aim'd at thee.
8 With fpeed to my relief he came,
And put my enemies to fhame;
Thus fav'd by grace I live to fing
The love and triumphs of my King.