e 2 But ere this spacious world was made,
Or had its first foundations laid,
Thy throne eternal ages stood,
Thyself, the ever-living God.

o 3 Like floods, the angry nations rise,
And aim their rage against the skies:
e Vain floods-that aim their rage so high!
-At thy rebuke the billows die.

4 For ever shall thy throne endure;
Thy promise stands for ever sure:
And everlasting holiness

Becomes the dwellings of thy grace.

P. M. 1st Part. Walworth. [*]

God's Majesty, and Sovereign Dominion.

HE Lord of glory reigns, he reigns on high; His robes of state are strength and majesty; This wide creation rose at his command, Built by his word, and 'stablish'd by his hand: g Long stood his throne, ere he began creation,

And his own Godhead-is the firm foundation. e 2 God is th' eternal King: thy foes in vain Raise their rebellion, to confound thy reign: In vain the storms, in vain the floods arise, And roar, and toss their waves against the skies; Foaming at heaven, they rage with wild commotion; [ocean. But heaven's high arches scorn the swelling d 3 Ye tempests, rage no more; ye floods, be still; And the mad world, obedient to his will: Built on his truth, his church must ever stand: Firm are his promises, and strong his hand: See his own sons, when they appear before him, Bow at his footstool, and with fear adore him. P. M. 2nd Part. Dalston. [*]

God's Power, and Zion's Safety.

HE Lord Jehovah reigns,

1 TH

And royal state maintains;

His head with awful glories crown'd;
Array'd in robes of light,

2

Begirt with sovereign might,

And rays of majesty around.
Upheld by his commands,
The world securely stands,
And skies and stars obey thy word:

Thy throne was fix'd on high,
Before the starry sky:
Eternal is thy kingdom, Lord.
e 3 In vain the noisy crowd,

Like billows fierce and loud,
Against thine empire rage and roar;
In vain with angry spite

The surly nations fight,

And dash like waves against the shore.
Let floods and nations rage,

d 4

And all their powers engage,
Let swelling tides assault the sky:
The terrours of thy frown

Shall beat their madness down;
Thy throne for ever stands on high.
g 5 Thy promises are true,
Thy grace is ever new;

There fix'd, thy church shall ne'er remove :
Thy saints, with holy fear,

Shall in thy courts appear,
And sing thine everlasting love.

PSALM 94. C. M. 1st Part. [b]

V. 1, 2, 7—14.—Saints chastised, and Sinners destroyed.
GOD! to whom revenge belongs,
Proclaim thy wrath aloud;

1 [

Let sovereign power redress our wrongs;
Let justice smite the proud.

2 They say, 'The Lord nor sees nor hears;'
When will the fools be wise?

Can he be deaf, who form'd their ears?
Or blind, who made their eyes?

3 He knows their impious thoughts are̱ vain,
And they shall feel his power;

His wrath shall pierce their souls with pain,
In some surprising hour.

4 But if thy saints deserve rebuke,
Thou hast a gentler rod;

Thy providences, and thy book,

Shall make them know their God.

5 Blest is the man thy hands chastise,
And to his duty draw :

Thy scourges make thy children wise,
When they forget thy law.

6. But God will ne'er cast off his saints,
Nor his own promise break:
He pardons his inheritance

For their Redeemer's sake.]

C. M. 2nd Part. Reading. [b]

V. 16-23. Deliverance from Temptation and Persecution. HO will arise, and plead my right, Against my num'rous foes;

1

WH

While earth and hell their force unite,
And all my hopes oppose!

2 Had not the Lord, my Rock, my Help, Sustain❜d my fainting head,

e My life had now in silence dwelt, My soul amongst the dead.

p 3 Alas, my sliding feet!' I cry'd,

Thy promise was my prop;

Thy grace stood constant by my side,
Thy Spirit bore me up.

e 4 While multitudes of mournful thoughts
Within my bosom roll;

o Thy boundless love forgives my faults, Thy comforts cheer my soul.

-5 Powers of iniquity may rise, And frame pernicious laws;

o But God, my refuge, rules the skies; He will defend my cause.

-6 Let malice vent her rage aloud; Let bold blasphemers scoff;

g. The Lord our God shall judge the proud, And cut the sinners off.

PSALM 95. C. M. Bedford. Plymouth. [*]

A Psalm before Prayer.

1 ING to the Lord Jehovah's name,

SING

And in his strength rejoice;

When his salvation is our theme,

Exalted be our voice.

2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honour sing;

The Lord's a God of boundless might,
The whole creation's King.

3 Let princes hear, let angels know,
How mean their natures seem,
(Those gods on high, and gods below,)
When once compar'd with him.

4 Earth, with its caverns dark and deep, Lies in his spacious hand;

He fix'd the seas what bounds to keep,
And where the hills must stand.

e 5 Come, and with humble souls adore;
Come, kneel before his face;

Oh may the creatures of his power
Be children of his grace!

e 6 Now is the time: he bends his ear,
And waits for your request;

o Come, lest he rouse his wrath, and swear, 'Ye shall not see my rest.'

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S. M. Peckham. [*]

A Psalm before Sermon.

OME, sound his praise abroad,
And hymns of glory sing;

Jehovah is the sovereign God,

The universal King.

2 He form'd the deeps unknown;
He gave the seas their bound;
The wat❜ry worlds are all his own,
And all the solid ground.

e 3

Come, worship at his throne;
Come, bow before the Lord:

-We are his work, and not our own,

4

He form'd us by his word.

To-day attend his voice,
Nor dare provoke his rod;

Come, like the people of his choice,

And own your gracious God.

5 [But if your ears refuse

The language of his grace,

And hearts grow hard, like stubborn Jews,

That unbelieving race ;

The Lord, in vengeance dress'd,
Will lift his hand and swear,

d 'You that despis'd my promis'd rest, 'Shall have no portion there."]

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L. M. Blendon. Leeds. [*]·

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V. 1, 2, 3, 6—11.—Canaan lost through Unbelief.
OME, let our voices join to raise
A sacred song of solemn praise:
God is a sovereign King, rehearse
His honours in exalted verse.]

2 Come, let our souls address the Lord,
Who fram'd our natures with his word;
o He is our Shepherd; we the sheep,
His mercy chose, his pastures keep.
-3 Come, let us hear his voice to-day,
The counsels of his love obey;
e Nor let our harden'd hearts renew
The sins and plagues that Israel knew.
4 Israel, who saw his works of grace,
Tempted their Maker to his face;
A faithless, unbelieving brood,
That tir'd the patience of their God!

d 5 [Thus saith the Lord, 'How false they prove! 'Forget my pow'r; abuse my love:

Since they despise my rest, I swear, "Their feet shall never enter there.'

a 6 Look back, my soul, with holy dread, And view those ancient rebels dead. -Attend the offer'd grace to-day,

Nor lose the blessing by delay.

o 7 Seize the kind promise, while it waits,
And march to Zion's heavenly gates:
Believe, and take the promis'd rest;
Obey, and be for ever blest.

PSALM 96. C. M. Arundel. Christmas. [*]
V. 1-10, &c.-Christ's First and Second Coming.
ING to the Lord, ye distant lands,
Ye tribes of ev'ry tongue;

1

SING

His new discover'd grace demands
A new and nobler song.

2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns,
God's own almighty Son;

e His power the sinking world sustains, And grace surrounds his throne.

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