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. P e 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, • 6 Temptations fled at his rebuke, L 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, o 3 He lives (and blessed be my Rock,) 4 Before the scoffers of the age, I will exalt my Father's name; 5 To David and his royal seed, 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! 2 The name of Jacob's God defends, e 3 Well he remembers all our sighs, 4 In his salvation is our hope; -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 ༡ 7 Now save us, Lord, from slavish fear, Now let our hope be firm and strong; 4 -8 Thy goodness grants whate'er he will, g 4 Honour and majesty divine R PSALM 22. C. M. SECOND PART. Ver. 20, 21, 27-31. CHRIST's Sufferings and Kingdom. OW from the roaring lion's "Nor leave thy darling to engage rage -2 Thus did our suffering Saviour pray, With mighty cries and tears: o God heard him in that dreadful day, -3 Great was the vict'ry of his death, 4. A num'rous offspring must arise, e 5 The meek and humble souls shall see His table richly spread; -And all that seek the Lord shall be o 6 The isles shall know the righteousness Of our incarnate God; And nations, vel unborn, profess BEDFORD. ST. ANN'S. 1 L. M. CHRIST's Sufferings and Exaltation. p 1 NOW let our mournful songs record 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; 3 "This is the man did once pretend 4 Barbarous people! cruel priests! p 5 They wound his head, his hands, his feet, 'Till streams of blood each other meet; -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. 'M' 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, p 3 My wand'ring feet his ways mistake; 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. |