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You hear no counsels, cries or tears,
So the deaf adder stops her ears

Against the power of charming sounds.
4 Break out their teeth, eternal God,
Those teeth of lions dy'd in blood;
And crush the serpents in the dust:
As empty chaff, when whirlwinds rise,
Before the sweeping tempest flies,

So let their hopes and names be lost.
5 Th' Almighty thunders from the sky,
Their grandeur melts, their titles die.
As hills of snow dissolve and run,
Or snails that perish in their slime,
Or births that come before their time,

Vain births that never see the sun. 6 Thus shall the vengeance of the Lord Safety and joy to saints afford;

And all that hear shall join and say, "Sure there's a God that rules on high, "A God that hears his children cry, "And will their sufferings well repay."

PSALM 60.-C. M. [b]

Ver. 1-5, 10-12. On a day of humiliation for disappointment in war.

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ORD, hast thou cast the nation off
Must we forever mourn?

Wilt thou indulge immortal wrath ?

Shall mercy ne'er return?

2 The terror of one frown of thine
Melts all our strength away;

Like men that totter, drunk with wine,
We tremble in dismay.

3 "Our Zion trembles at thy stroke,
"And dreads thy lifted hand!

"Oh, heal the people thou hast broke, "And save the sinking land." 4 Lift up a banner in the field

For those that fear thy name;
Save thy beloved with thy shield,
And put our foes to shame.
5 Go with our armies to the fight,
Like a confederate God;

In vain confederate powers unite
Against thy lifted rod.

6 Our troops shall gain a wide renown By thine assisting hand;

Tis God that treads the mighty down,
And makes the feeble stand.

PSALM 61.-S. M. [b]
Ver. 1-6. Safety in God.
HEN overwhelm'd with grief,
My heart within me dies;
Helpless, and far from all relief,
To heaven I lift mine eyes.

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O lead me to the rock

That's high above my head,
And make the covert of thy wings
My shelter and my shade.

Within thy presence, Lord,
Forever I'll abide;

Thou art the tower of my defence,
The refuge where I hide.

Thou givest me the lot

Of those that fear thy name;
If endless life be their reward
I shall possess the same.

PSALM 62.-L. M.

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Ver. 5-12. No trust in creatures; or, faith in divine grace and power.

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M My rock and refuge is his throne: spirit looks to God alone;

In all my fears, in all my straits,

My soul on his salvation waits.

2 Trust him, ye saints, in all your ways,
Pour out your hearts before his face;
When helpers fail, and foes invade,
God is our all-sufficient aid.

3 False are the men of high degree,
The baser sort are vanity;
Laid in the balance, both appear
Light as a puff of empty air.

Make not increasing gold your trust, Nor set your hearts on glittering dust; Why will you grasp the fleeting smoke, And not believe what God has spoke 5 Once has his awful voice declar'd, Once and again my ears have heard, "All power is his eternal due;

"He must be fear'd and trusted too."

6 For sovereign power reigns not alone;
Grace is a partner of the throne:

Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord,
Shall well divide our last reward.

PSALM 63.-1st Part.

C. M. [*] Ver. 1, 2, 5, 3, 4. The morning of a Lord's day. ARLY, my God, without delay, I haste to seek thy face:

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My thirsty spirit faints away,
Without thy cheering grace,

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2 bo pilgrims on the scorching sand,
Beneath a burning sky,

Long for a cooling stream at hand,
And they must drink or die.

3 I've seen thy glory and thy power
Through all thy temple shine;
My God, repeat that heavenly hour,
That vis on so divine!

4 Not all the blessings of a feast
Can please my soul so well,
As when thy richer grace I taste,
And in thy presence dwell.

5 Not life itself, with all its joys,
Can my best passions move,
Or raise so high my cheerful voice,
As thy forgiving love.

Thus till my last expiring day,

I'll bless my God and King;
Thus will I lift my hands to pray,
And tune my lips to sing.

PSALM 63.-2d Part. C. M. [*] Ver. 6-10. Midnight thoughts recollected. 1 WAS in the watches of the night

"I thought upon thy power:

I kept thy lovely face in sight
Amidst the darkest hour.

2 My flesh lay resting on my bed;
My soul arose on high;

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My God, my life, my hope," I said,
Bring thy salvation nigh."

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3 My spirit labours up thine hill, And climbs the heavenly road,

But thy right hand upholds me still,
While I pursue my God.

4 Thy mercy stretches o'er my head
The shadow of thy wings;
My heart rejoices in thine aid;
My tongue awakes and sings.
5 But the destroyers of my peace
Shall fret and rage in vain ;
The tempter shall forever cease,
And all my sins be slain.

6 Thy sword shall give my foes to death,
And send them down to dwell
In the dark caverns of the earth,
Or to the depths of hell.

PSALM 63.-L. M. [*]

Longing after God; or, the love of God better

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REAT God, indulge my humble claim;

G Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest;

The glories that compose thy name
Stand all engag'd to make me blest.

2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise,
Thou art my Father and my God!
And I am thine by sacred ties;

Thy son, thy servant, bought with blood. 3 With heart, and eyes, and lifted hands, For thee I long, to thee I look ; As travellers, in thirsty lands, Pant for the cooling water brook. 4 With early feet I love t' appear Among thy saints, and seek thy face; Oft have I seen thy glory there, And felt the power of sovereign grace.

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