o Of dust and worms thy power can frame A monument of praise. -7 [Out of the mouths of babes And sucklings, thou canst draw Surprising honours to thy name; And strike the world with awe. 08 O Lord, our heavenly King, Thy name is all divine : g Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine.] 1 C. M. Mear. [*] Christ's Condescension and Glorification. LORD, our Lord, how wond'rous great, o The glories of thy heavenly state -2 When I behold thy works on high, That thou should'st visit him with grace, 4 That thine eternal Son should bear, To take a mortal form: p Made lower than his angels are, To save a dying worm. 5 Yet while he lived on earth unknown, And men would not adore; Th' obedient seas and fishes own His Godhead and his power. g 6 The waves lay spread beneath his feet; Bring their large shoals to Peter's net; 7 These lesser glories of the Son, Shone through the fleshy cloud; e Now we behold him on his throne, And men confess him God. o 8 Let Him be crown'd with majesty, Who bow'd his head to death; o And be his honours sounded high, By all things that have breath. e 9 Jesus, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name! g The glories of thy heavenly state, Let the whole earth proclaim.] 1 L. M. 1st Part. Blendon. Bath. [* Verse 1, 2, paraphrased.-Children praising God. A Thro' the wide earth thy name is spread; g And thine eternal glories rise, O'er all the heavens thy hands have made. e And babes, with uninstructed tongue, e 1 Adam, and Christ, Lords of the old and new Creation. LORD, what was man, when made at first, Adam, the offspring of the dust, 2 That thou shouldst raise his nature so, o 3 But O what brighter glories wait, 1 PSALM 9. C. M. 1st Part. Mear. [*] WITH my whole heart, I'll raise my song, Thy wonders I'll proclaim; Thou, sovereign Judge of right and wrong, 2 I'll sing thy majesty and grace, To save the people of his love, And give the weary rest. e 4 The men who know thy name, will trust In thy abundant grace; For thou wilt ne'er forsake the just, o 5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord, C. M. 2nd Part. Colchester. [*] HEN the great Judge supreme and just, The humble souls who mourn in dust, o 2 He from the dreadful gates of death In Zion's gates with cheerful breath, 3 His foes shall fall, with heedless feet And sinners perish in the net, That their own hands have spread. PAUSE. d 5 The wicked shall sink down to hell; o 7 Rise, great Redeemer, from thy seat, g Let nations tremble at thy feet, And man prevail no more. p 8 [Thy thunder will affright the proud, Make them confess that thou art God, PSALM 10. C. M. Reading. [b] p 1 WHY does the Lord stand off so far? And why conceal his face, When great calamities appear, And times of deep distress? e 2 Lord, shall the wicked still deride 3 [They put thy judgments from their sight, And then insult the poor; They boast in their exalted height, o 4 Arise, O Lord, lift up thy hand, PAUSE. 5 [Why do the men of malice rage, And say, with foolish pride, d 'The God of heaven will ne'er engage, 6 But thou for ever art our Lord; o 7 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray, -8 Proud tyrants shall no more oppress, PSALM 11. L. M. Psalm 97. Geneva. [b] 1 MY refuge is the God of love; Why do my foes insult and cry,d "Fly, like a tim'rous trembling dove, "To distant woods or mountains fly ?" e 2 If government be once destroy'd, (That firm foundation of our peace,) And violence make justice void, Where shall the righteous seek redress? g 3 The Lord in heaven has fix'd his throne, His eye surveys the world below: To him all mortal things are known, His eye-lids search our spirits through. -4 If he afflicts his saints so far, To prove their love, and try their grace; g 5 On impious wretches he will rain |