1 WHEN God is nigh,my faith is strong, His arm is my almighty prop;

Be glad my heart, rejoice my tongue, e My dying flesh shall rest in hope.

-2 Though in the dust I lay my head, o Yet gracious God, thou wilt not leave My soul for ever with the dead, Nor lose thy children in the grave.

-3 My flesh shall thy first call obey, Shake off the dust, and rise on high; Then shalt thou lead the wondrous way, Up to thy throne above the sky.

4 There streams of endless pleasure And full discov'ries of thy grace [flow; (Which we but tasted here below) Spread heav'nly joys thro' all the lace. MORETON. QUERCY.

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PSALM 17. S. M.

Ver. 13, &c.

Portion of Saints, and of Sinners.

1

RISE, my gracious God, And make the wicked flee; They are but thy chastising rod, To drive thy saints to thee.

2 Behold the sinner dies, His haughty words are vain; Here in this life his pleasure lies, And all beyond is pain.

s Then let his pride advance, And boast of all his store; -The Lord is my inheritance, My soul can wish no more.

The Saint's Hope: or, the Resurrection. 12

3 WHAT sinners value, I resign; Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine: o I shall behold thy blissful face,

And stand complete in righteousness.

p4This life's a dream, an empty show,

But the bright world to which I go~~ o Hath joys substantial and sincere; e When shall I wake and find me there?

-5 O glorious hour! O blest abode!

I shall be near, and like my God! And flesh and sin no more control The sacred pleasures of the soul.

e 2 Death, and the terrors of the grave, Stood round me with their dismal shade; While floods of high temptation rose, And made my sinking soul afraid.

e 3 I saw the op'ning gates of hell,

With endless pains and sorrows there; Which none, but they that feel, can tell, While I was hurried to despair.

4 In my distress I call'd my God,
When I could scarce believe him mine;
He bow'd his ear to my complaint;
Then did his grace appear divine.

• 6 Temptations fled at his rebuke,
The blast of his almighty breath;
He sent salvation from on high,
And drew me from the depths of death.

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e When shall thy Spirit's sov'reign pow' Destroy it, that it rise no more?

-5 With an impartial hand, the Lord Deals out to mortals their reward: The kind and faithful soul shall find A God as faithful and as kind.

6 The just and pure shall ever say, Thou art more pure, more just than they; • And men who love revenge shall know, u God hath an arm of vengeance too. ARMLEY.

L. M. THIRD PART.

Ver. 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, &e. Rejoicing in GoD: or, Salvation and Triumph.

1 JUST are thy ways, and true thy word, e Great Rock of my secure abode; -Who is a God beside the Lord? g Or where's a refuge like our God?

-2 'Tis he who girds me with his might,
Gives me his holy sword to wield;
And, while with sin and hell I fight,
Spreads his salvation for my shield.

o 3 He lives (and blessed be my Rock,)
The God of my salvation lives;
The dark designs of hell are broke;
e Sweet is the peace my Father gives.

4 Before the scoffers of the age,

I will exalt my Father's name;
Nor tremble at their mighty rage,
But meet reproach and bear the shame.

5 To David and his royal seed,
Thy grace for ever shall extend;
Thy love to saints, in Christ their head,
Knows not a limit, nor an end.

QUERCY. NANTWICH.

Nature and Scripture compared.

1 THE heav'ns declare thy glory, Lord, In every star thy wisdom shines; • But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines.

-2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days thy pow'r confess; o But the blest volume thou hast writ Reveals thy justice and thy grace.

-3 Sun, moon and stars convey thy praise,

Round the whole earth, and never stand, • So when thy truth began its race,

It touch'd and glanc'd on ev'ry land.

04 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest, 'Till thro' the world thy truth has run; 'Till Christ has all the nations blest, That see the light, or feel the sun.

e 5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise; -Bless the dark world with heav'nly light, I hy gospel makes the simple wise, Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right.

g 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view, In souls renew'd, and sins forgiv❜n: Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, And inake thy word my guide to heav'n, GREEN'S. LEEDS.

Prayer and Hope of Victory.

TOW may the God of pow'r and grace

Attend his people's humble cry!
Jehovah hears when Isra'l prays,
And brings deliv'rance from on high.

2 The name of Jacob's God defends,
Better than shield's or brazen walls;
He from his sanctuary sends
Succour and strength when Zion calls.

e 3 Well he remembers all our sighs,
His love exceeds our best deserts;
His love accepts the sacrifice-
Of humble groans and broken hearts.

4 In his salvation is our hope;
And in the name of Isra'l's God,
Our troops shall lift their banners up,
Our navies spread their flags abroad.

-5 Some trust in horses train❜d for war, And some of chariots make their boasts: o Our surest expectations are

From thee, the Lord of heav'nly hosts

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7 Now save us, Lord, from slavish fear, Now let our hope be firm and strong;

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-8 Thy goodness grants whate'er he will,
Nor does the least request withhold;
Blessings of love prevent him still,
And crowns of glory, not of gold.

g 4 Honour and majesty divine
Around his sacred temples shine,
Blest with the favour of thy face,
And length of everlasting days.
CASTLE-STREET.

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PSALM 22. C. M. SECOND PART. Ver. 20, 21, 27-31.

CHRIST's Sufferings and Kingdom.

OW from the roaring lion's
"O Lord, protect thy Son;

"Nor leave thy darling to engage
"The powers of hell alone."

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-2 Thus did our suffering Saviour pray, With mighty cries and tears:

o God heard him in that dreadful day,
And chas'd away his fears.

-3 Great was the vict'ry of his death,
His throne's exalted high;
And all the kindreds of the earth,
Shall worship, or shall die.

4. A num'rous offspring must arise,
From his expiring groans;
They shall be reckon❜d in his eyes
For daughters and for sons.

e 5 The meek and humble souls shall see His table richly spread;

-And all that seek the Lord shall be
With joy's immortal fed.

o 6 The isles shall know the righteousness Of our incarnate God;

And nations, vel unborn, profess
Salvation in his blood.

BEDFORD. ST. ANN'S.

L. M.

CHRIST's Sufferings and Exaltation.

p 1 NOW let our mournful songs record
The dying sorrows of our Lord;
When he complain'd in tears and blood,
As one forsaken of his God.

e 2 The Jews beheld him thus forlorn, And shook their heads, and laugh'd in

scorn;

d "He rescu❜d others from the grave;
"Now let him try himself to save.

3 "This is the man did once pretend
"God was his Father and his Friend;
If God the blessed lov'd him so,
"Why doth he fail to help him now?"

4 Barbarous people! cruel priests!
How they stood round like savage
Like lions gaping to devour, [beasts!
When God had left him in their pow'r.

p 5 They wound his head, his hands, his feet,

'Till streams of blood each other meet;
By lot his garments they divide,
And mock the pangs in which he died.

-6 But God his Father heard his cry; Rais'd from the dead, he reigns on high; -The nations learn his righteousness, And humble sinners taste his grace. GENEVA.

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PSALM 23. L. M.

God our Shepherd.

Y Shepherd is the living Lord; Now shall my wants be well supHis providence and holy word [ply'd: Become my safety and my guide.

2 In pastures where salvation grows,
He makes me feed, he makes me rest;
There living water gently flows,
And all the food's divinely blest.

p 3 My wand'ring feet his ways mistake;
-But he restores my soul to peace,
o And leads me for his mercy sake,

In the fair paths of righteousness.

p 4 Tho' I walk thro' the gloomy vale, Where death and all its terrours are; -My heart and hope shall never fail, o For God my shepherd's with me there.

e 5 Amidst the darkness and the deeps, -Thou art my comfort, thou my stay; o Thy staff supports my feeble steps, Thy rod directs my doubtful way.