6 Then down in peace I'll lay my head, [2 In heaven thy wondrous acts are And take my needful rest; No other guard, O LORD, I crave, Of thy defence possess'd. PSALM 5. (C. M.) From the v. Psalm of David. sung, Nor fully reckon'd there; And yet thou mak'st the infant tongue Thy boundless praise declare. 3 When heaven, thy beauteous work on high, Employs my wond'ring sight; REGARD my words, O gracious The moon, that nightly rules the sky, Accept my secret prayer; To thee alone, my King, my God, Will I for help repair. hear 2 Thou in the morn my voice shalt 3 LORD, I within thy house will come, In thy abundant grace; And I will worship in thy fear, Let those, O LORD, who trust in thee, PSALM 6. (S. M.) [LORD From the vi. Psalm of David. IN Rebuke me, gracious God! Lest, if thy whole displeasure rise, Touch'd by thy quick'ning pow'r, The wounds thy Spirit hath unclos'd, 3 In trouble and in gloom, Must I for ever mourn? And wilt thou not, at length, O God, In pitying love return? 4 O come, ere life expire, Send down thy pow'r to save; For who shall sing thy name in death, Or praise thee in the grave? 5 Why should I doubt thy grace, Or yield to dread despair? Thou wilt fulfil thy promis'd word, And grant me all my prayer. With stars of feebler light ; 4 O, what is man, that, LORD, thou To keep him in thy mind? [lov'st Or what his offspring, that thou prov'st To them so wondrous kind? Him next in power thou didst create Ordain'd, with dignity and state, 10 PSALM 8. (C. M.) From the ix. Psalm of David. To celebrate thy praise, O LORD, I will my heart prepare; To all the list ning world, thy works, Thy wondrous works, declare. 2 The thought of them shall to my soul 3 The LORD for ever lives, who has 4 All those who have his goodness prov'd Will in his truth confide; Whose mercy ne'er forsook the man That on his help relied, 5 Sing praises therefore to the LORD, From Sion, his abode; Proclaim his deeds, till all the world Confess no other GOD. And righteous throne, above: Whence he surveys the sons of men, And how their counsels move. 2. If God the righteous, whom he loves, 3 Snares, fire, and brimstone, on their Shall in one tempest show'r; This dreadful mixture his revenge Into their cup shall pour. 4 The righteous LORD will righteous %% deeds With signal favour grace, And to the upright man disclose PSALM 10. (C. M.) From the xiii. Psalm of David, From the xv. Psalm of David. LORD, who's the happy man that may To thy blest courts repair, 2 Tis he who walketh uprightly, 3 Who never did a slander forge, By malice whisper'd round. 4 Who vice, in all its pomp and pow'r, Can treat with just neglect; How long wilt thou forget, me, And piety, though clothed in rags, Must l' for ever mourn? Religiously respect. How long wilt thou withdraw from 5 Who to his plighted vows and trust . me, Oh! never to return?. O hear, and to my longing eyes Dawn on my spirit, lest I sleep In death's most gloomy night. 3 Since I have always plac'd my trust spir'd, To thee, my God, ascend, Who to thy servant in stress Such bounty didst exter d. PSALM 11. (L. M.) From the xiv. Psalm of David. THE LORD look'd down from hea. Tven's high tow'r, And all the sons of men did view, If any truth or justice knew; Not one of all the sinful race. 3 How will they tremble then for fear, When his just wrath shall them ofertake: For to the righteous GoD is near, And never will their cause forsake. 4 O that from Sion he'd employ His might, and burst th' oppressive band! Then shouts of universal joy Should loudly echo through the land.") Has ever firmly stood; And, though he promise to his loss, He makes his promise good. 6 Whose soul in usury disdains 7 The man, who by this righteous 4 Who then deserves to be ador'd, But God, on whom my hopes depend? Or who, except the mighty LORD, The rock on whose defence I rest! raise; 2 The dawn of each returning day 3 Their powerful language to no realm 'Tis nature's voice, and understood 4 Their doctrine does its sacred sense 5 From east to west, from west to PART II. (C. M.) flight 1 God's perfect law converts the soul, 2 The statutes of the LORD are just, His pure commands in search of truth 3 His perfect worship here is fix'd, 4 Of more esteem than golden mines, 5 My trusty counsellors they are, 6 But what frail man observes how oft Thou GOD that know'st them all! 7 Let no presumptuous sin, O LORD, Dominion have o'er me; That, by thy grace preserv'd. I may PSALM 16. (S. M.) From the xx. Psalm of David. MAnd hear us in distress; Our succour from his temple send, 2 May he accept our vow, 3 O LORD! thy saving grace 14 My body's rack'd, till all bones 4 Now know we that the LORD 5 Some earthly succour trust, But we in GOD's right hand: [boast, Lo! while they fall, so vain their We rise and upright stand." 6 Still save us, LORD! and still Thy servants deign to bless.; 5 As spoil, my garments they divide Lots for my vesture cast:Therefore, O leave me not, my God, But to my succour haste. PART III. (C. M.) LORD, to my brethren I'll declare The triumphs of thy Name: In presence of assembled saints Thy glory thus proclaim': 2 "Ye worshippers of Jacob's God, All you of Israel's line, O praise the Lord, and to your praise Sincere obedience join. Hear, King of heav'n, in times of ill, 3" He ne'er disdain'd on low distress The prayers that we address. PSALM 17. From the xxii. Psalm of David. PART 1. (C. M.) To cast a gracious eye; But hears its humble cry." 4 Thus, in thy sacred courts, will I My cheerful thanks express; MY GOD, my God, why leav'st thou In presence of thy shints perform me, When I with anguish faint? O! why so far from me remov'd, And from my loud complaint? 2 Lo! I am treated like a worm, Like none of human birth; Not only by the great revil'd, But made the rabble's mirth. 3 With laughter all the gazing crowd My agonies survey; [head, They shoot the lip, they shake the And thus deriding say: 4" In GoD he trusted, boasting oft That he was heaven's delight; ' Let GOD come down to save him now, And own his favourite." 5 Withdraw not, then, so far from me, When trouble is so nigh; O send me help! thy help, on which Alone I can rely. The vows of my distress. 5 The meek companions of my grief 6 Then shall the glad converted world To God their homage pay; And scatter'd nations of the earth 7 'Tis his supreme prerogative O'er all mankind to reign; 'Tis just that he should rule the world. Who does the world sustain. 8 The rich, who are with plenty fed, His bounty must confess; The sons of want, by him reliev'd, 9 With humble worship to his throne 10 Then shall a chosen spotless race, Devoted to his Name, To their adoring sons his truth From the xxiii. Psalm of David. foesLohsafes to be my guide; HELORD himself, the mighty LORD In wicked council meet: They pierc'd my inoffensive hands, They pierc'd my harmless feet. The shepherd, by whose constant care My wants are all supplied. In tender grass he makes me feed, 110 Who is the King of glory? who? And gently there repose; [where The LORD of hosts renown'd; Then leads me to cool shades, and Of glory he alone is King, Refreshing water flows. 8 He does my wand'ring soul reclaim, 5 Since Gop doth thus his wondrous love Through all my life extend, That life to him I will devote, And in his temple spend. are pure, Who is with glory crown'd. Thy mercies and thy love, O LORD, recall to mind; And graciously continue still, As thou wert ever, kind. 5 Let all my youthful crimes Be blotted out by thee; And, for thy wondrous goodness' sake In mercy think on me. 6 His mercy and his truth The righteous LORD displays, In bringing wand'ring sinners home, And teaching them his ways. 7 He those in justice guides Who his direction seek; Whose thoughts from pride are free; And in his sacred paths shall lead Who honest poverty prefers To gainful perjury. 5 This, this is he, on whom the LORD 7 Erect your heads, eternal gates; The King of glory: see! he comes 8 Who is the King of glory? who? 9 Erect your heads, ye gates; unfold In state to entertain The King of Glory see! he comes 8 The humble and the meek. Through all the ways of GOD Both truth and mercy shine, To such as, with religious hearts, To his blest will incline. 9 Since mercy is the grace 10 Whoe'er, with humble fear, 11 For God to all his saints And does his gracious cov'nant write In their obedient hearts. 12 To Israel's chosen race Continue ever kind; And, in the midst of all their wants, Let them thy succour find. |