The bird that wings its airy way,
The fish that cuts the seas.

60 thou, to whom all creatures bow,
Within this earthly frame,
Through all the world, how great art thou!
How glorious is thy name!

PSALM XV. C. M.

The righteous man.

1 Lord, who's the happy man that may
To thy blest courts repair?
And whilst he bows before thy throne,
Shall find acceptance there?

2 'Tis he, whose truly honest heart
By rules of virtue moves;

Whose generous tongue disdains to speak The thing his heart disproves.

3 Who never will a slander forge,

His neighbour's fame to wound;
Nor hearken to a false report,
By malice whisper'd round.

4 Who vice, when drest in pomp and power, Can treat with just neglect;

And piety, though cloth'd 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 Who seeks not in oppressive ways
His treasure to employ;
Whom no reward can ever bribe
The guiltless to destroy.

7 The man, who by his steady course

Has happiness insur'd,

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When earth's foundations shake, shall

By Providence secur'd.

PSALM XVII. C. M.

The transforming vision of God.

1 My God, the visits of thy face
Afford superior joy,

To all the flattering world can give,
Or mortal hopes employ.

2 But clouds and darkness intervene,
My brightest joys decline;

And earth's gay trifles oft ensnare
This wandering heart of mine.

3 Lord, guide this wandering heart to thee; Unsatisfy'd I stray;

Break through the shades of sense and sin,
With thy enlivening ray.

4 O let thy beams resplendent shine,
And every cloud remove;

Transform my powers, and fit my soul
For happier scenes above.

5 Lord, raise my faith, my hope, my heart, To those transporting joys;

So shall I scorn each little snare,
Which this vain world employs.

6 Then, though I sink in death's cold sleep,
To life I shall awake;
And, in the likeness of my God,
Of heavenly bliss partake.

PSALM XVIII. L.M.

Confidence in Divine protection.

1 No change of times shall ever shock
My firm affection, Lord, to thee;
For thou hast always been a 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 Who then deserves to be ador'd
But God, on whom my hopes depend?
Or who, except the mighty Lord,
Can with resistless power defend.

PSALM XIX. Six Line L. M.

The works and word of God.

1 Great God, the heaven's well ordered frame Declares the glories of thy name;

There thy rich works of wonder shine; A thousand starry beauties there, A thousand radiant marks appear

Of boundless power and skill divine.

2 From night to day, from day to night,
The dawning and the dying light
Lectures of heavenly wisdom read
With silent eloquence, they raise
Our thoughts to the Creator's praise,
And neither sound nor language need.

3 Yet their divine instructions run Wide as the influence of the sun,

And every nation knows their voice; The sun, in robes of splendour dressed, Breaks from the chambers of the east,

Shines forth, and makes the earth rejoice.

4 Where'er he spreads his beams abroad, He speaks the majesty of God;

All nature joins to show thy praise ;
Thus God in every creature shines,
Bright in the book of nature's lines,
But brighter in the book of grace.

PSALM XIX. L. M.

Prayer for Divine guidance.

1 God of the morning! at whose voice
The cheering sun makes haste to rise,
And robed in splendour, doth rejoice
To run his journey through the skies!

2 O, like the sun, may we fulfil
The appointed duties of the day;
With steady mind, and active will,
Press on and keep our heavenly way!

pure,

3 Lord! thy commands are right and
Enlightening our beclouded eyes;
Thy threatenings just, thy promise sure;
Thy gospel makes the simple wise.

4 Give us thy counsel for our guide,
And then receive us to thy bliss;
May every wish and hope beside,
Be faint and cold compared with this!

PSALM XXIII. C. M.

God's care of his people.

1 The Lord himself, the mighty Lord,
Vouchsafes to be my guide;

The Shepherd by whose constant care
My wants are all supplied.