PAUSE. 6 Kingdoms and thrones to God belong; He shakes the heavens with loud alarms; In Israel are his mercies known, 8 Proclaim him king, pronounce him blest; PSALM 68.-2d Part. L. M. [*] Ver. 17, 18. Christ's ascension and the gift of the Spirit. 1 Len thousand angels fill'd the sky. ORD, when thou didst ascend on high, 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 While he pronounc'd his dreadful law, And struck the chosen tribes with awe. 3 How bright the triumph none can tell When the rebellious powers of hell, That thousand souls had captive made, Were all in chains like captives led. 4 Rais'd by his Father to the throne, He sent the promis'd Spirit down, With gifts and grace for rebel men, That God might dwell on earth again, PSALM 68-Sd Part. L. M. [*] Ver. 19, 9, 20-22. Praise for temporal blessings; or, common and spiritual mercies. 1W Who fills our hearts with joy & food; E bless the Lord, the just, the good, Who pours his blessings from the skies, And loads our days with 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 'Tis to his care we owe our breath, And all our near escapes from death: Safety and health to God belong; He helps the weak, and guards the strong. 5 The Lord, that bruis'd the serpent's head, PSALM 69.-1st Part. C. M. [b] Ver. 1-14. The sufferings of Christ for our salvation. 1 "LAVE me, O God; the swelling floods SAV 'Break in upon my soul: "I sink, and sorrows o'er my head 2 "I cry till all my voice be gone; 3"They hate my soul without a cause, 4""Twas then I paid that dreadful debt, 5 Thus, in the great Messiah's name, 6"Now shall the saints rejoice, and find For I have borne their heavy load 7 "Grief, like a garment, cloth'd me round, "And sackcloth was my dress, "While I procur'd for naked souls "A. robe of righteousness. 8 "Amongst my brethren and the Jews, "I like a stranger stood, "And bore their vile reproach, to bring "The Gentiles near to God. 9"I came in sinful mortals' stead "To do my Father's will; "Yet, when I cleans'd my Father's house, They scandaliz'd my zeal. 10" My fastings and my holy groans "Were made the drunkard's song; "But God from his celestial throne, "Heard my complaining tongue. 11 "He sav'd me from the dreadful deep, "Nor let my soul be drown'd; "He rais'd and fix'd my sinking feet "On well establish'd ground. 12" "Twas in a most accepted hour, "My prayer arose on high; "And, for my sake, my God shall hear "The dying sinner's cry." 1 PSALM 69.-2d Part. C. M. [b] The passion and exaltation of Christ. N And mournful pleasures sing The sufferings of our great High Priest, He sinks in floods of deep distress; 3 "Hear me, O Lord, and save thy Son, แ Why should thy favourite look like one "Forsaken of thy grace? 4 "With rage they persecute the man "That groans beneath thy wound, "While for a sacrifice I pour 66 My life upon the ground. 5 "They tread my honour to the dust, "And laugh when I complain; "Their sharp insulting slanders add "Fresh anguish to my pain. 6 "All my reproach is known to thee, "The scandal and the shame; Reproach has broke my bleeding heart, "I look'd for pity, but in vain : 66 'My kindred are my grief: "I ask my friends for comfort round, 3" With vinegar they mock my thirst; "Shine into my distressed soul, And though my flesh sink down to death, 10 "I shall arise to praise thy name, PSALM 69.-3d Part. 1 FA ATHER! I sing thy wondrous grace, He bought salvation for the poor, And bore the sinner's shame. 2 His deep distress has rais'd us high; Fulfill'd the law which mortals broke, |