3 When heaven, thy beauteous work on high, Employs my wondering sight;

The moon, that nightly rules the sky,
With stars of feebler light;

4 Oh, what is man, that, LORD, thou lov'st
To keep him in thy mind?

Or what his offspring, that thou prov'st
To them so wondrous kind?

5 Him next in power thou didst create
To thy celestial train;
Ordain'd with dignity and state
O'er all thy works to reign.

6 They jointly own his powerful sway;
The beasts that prey or graze;
The bird that wings its airy way;
The fish that cuts the seas.

7 O Thou, to whom all creatures bow
Within this earthly frame,

Through all the world how great art thou! How glorious is thy Name!

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From the ix. Psalm of David.

1 TO celebrate thy praise, O LORD,
I will my heart prepare;

To all the listening world, thy works,
Thy wondrous works, declare.

2 The thought of them shall to my soul.
Exalted pleasure bring;

Whilst to thy Name, O thou Most High,
Triumphant praise I sing.

3 The LORD for ever lives, who has
His righteous throne prepared,
Impartial justice to dispense

To punish or reward.

4 All those who have his goodness proved,

Will in his truth confide;

Whose mercy ne'er forsook the man
That on his help relied.

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5 Sing praises therefore to the LORD,
From Sion, his abode;

Proclaim his deeds, till all the world
Confess no other GOD.

SELECTION 9. C. M.

From the xi. Psalm of David.

1 THE LORD a holy temple hath,
And righteous throne, above;
Whence he surveys the sons of men,
And how their counsels move.

2 If God the righteous, whom he loves,
For trial does correct,

What must the sons of violence,
Whom he abhors, expect?

3 Snares, fire, and brimstone, on their heads Shall in one tempest shower;

This dreadful mixture his revenge
Into their cup shall pour.

4 The righteous LORD will righteous deeds With signal favor grace,

And to the upright man disclose
The brightness of his face.

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From the xiii. Psalm of David.

1 HOW long wilt thou forget me, LORD?
Must I for ever mourn?

How long wilt thou withdraw from me,
Oh! never to return?

2 O hear, and to my longing eyes.
Restore thy wonted light,
Dawn on my spirit, lest I sleep
In death's most gloomy night.

3 Since I have always placed my trust
Beneath thy mercy's wing,

Thy saving health will come; and then
My heart with joy shall spring.

4 Then shall my song, with praise inspired, To thee, my GOD, ascend;

Who to thy servant in distress
Such bounty didst extend.

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From the xiv. Psalm of David.

1 THE LORD look'd down from heaven's high tower,

And all the sons of men did view,
To see if any own'd his power,
If any truth or justice knew;

2 But all, he saw, were gone aside,
All were degenerate grown and base;
None took religion for their guide,
Not one of all the sinful race.

3 How will they tremble then for fear,

When his just wrath shall them o'ertake! 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.

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From the xv. Psalm of David.

LORD, who 's the happy man that may
To thy blest courts repair,
Not, stranger-like, to visit them,

But to inhabit there?

2 "Tis he who walketh uprightly,
Whom righteousness directs;
Whose gen'rous tongue disdains to speak
The thing his heart rejects.

3 Who never did a slander forge,
His neighbor's fame to wound;
Nor hearken to a false report
By malice whisper'd round.

power,

1 Who vice, in all its pomp and
Can treat with just neglect;
And piety, though clothed in rags,
Religiously respect.

5 Who to his plighted vows and trust
Has ever firmly stood;

And, though he promise to his loss,
He makes his promise good.

6 Whose soul in usury disdains
His treasure to employ ;

Whom no rewards can ever bribe
The guiltless to destroy.

7 The man, who by this righteous course
Has happiness insured,

When earth's foundation shakes, shall stand, By Providence secured.

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From the xvi. Psalm of David.

1 MY grateful soul shall bless the LORD,
Whose precepts give me light;
And private counsel still afford
In sorrow's dismal night.

2 I strive each action to approve
To his all-seeing eye;

No danger shall my hopes remove,
Because he still is nigh.

3 Therefore my heart all grief defies,
My glory does rejoice;

My flesh shall rest, in hope to rise,
Waked by his powerful voice.

4 Thou, LORD, when I resign my breath,
My soul from hell shalt free;
Nor let thy Holy One in death
The least corruption see.

5 Thou shalt the paths of life display,
Which to thy presence lead;

Where pleasures dwell without allay,
And joys that never fade.

SELECTION 14.

From the xviii. Psalm of David.

PART I. L. M.

1 NO change of time shall ever shock
My firm affection, LORD, to thee;
For thou hast always been my rock,
A fortress and defence to me.

2 Thou my deliverer art, my God;
My trust is in thy mighty power;
Thou art my shield from foes abroad,
At home my safeguard and my tower.
3 To thee I will address my prayer,
To whom all praise we justly owe;
So shall I, by thy watchful care,
Be guarded safe from every foe.

PART II. L.M.

1 THOU Suit'st, O LORD, thy righteous ways To various paths of human kind; They who for mercy merit praise, With thee shall wondrous mercy find. 2 Thou to the just shalt justice show; The pure thy purity shall see : Such as perversely choose to go,

Shall meet with due returns from thee.

3 That he the humble soul will save,

And crush the haughty's boasted might,
In me the LORD an instance gave,
Whose darkness he has turn'd to light.
4 Who then deserves to be adored,

But GOD, on whom my hopes depend?
Or who, except the mighty LORD,
Can with resistless power defend ?

5 Let the eternal LORD be praised,

The rock on whose defence I rest!
To highest heavens his Name be raised,
Who me with his salvation bless'd!

6 My God, to celebrate thy fame,

My grateful voice to heaven I'll raise; And nations, strangers to thy Name, Shall learn to sing thy glorious praise.

SELECTION 15.

From the xix. Psalm of David.

PART I C. M.

1 THE heavens declare thy glory, LORD,
Which that alone can fill;

The firmament and stars express
Their great Creator's skill.