2 But where the gospel comes,
It spreads diviner light;
It calls dead sinners from their tombs,
And gives the blind their sight.
3 How perfect is thy word!
And all thy judgments just:
For ever sure thy promise, Lord;
And men securely trust.
4 My gracious God, how plain
Are thy directions giv'n!
Oh may I never read in vain,
But find the path to heav'n!
5 I hear thy word with love,
And I would fain obey:
Send thy good Spirit from above,
To guide me, lest I stray.
6 O, who can ever find
The errors of his ways!
Yet with a bold presumptuous mind,
I would not dare transgress.
7 Warn me of ev'ry sin;
Forgive my secret faults:
And cleanse this guilty soul of mine,
Whose crimes exceed my thoughts.
8 While with my heart and tongue
I spread thy praise abroad;
Accept the worship and the song,
My Saviour and my God.
PSALM 19. Third Part. L. M.
The book of nature and scripture compared.
HE heav'ns declare thy glory, Lord,
In ev'ry 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; 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. 4 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. 5 Great Sun of righteousness, arise; Bless the dark world with heav'nly light; Thy gospel makes the simple wise Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view, In souls renew'd, and sins forgiv'n: Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, And make thy word my guide to heav'n.
PSALM 19. Fourth Part. P. M.
The Gospel.
LOVE the volume of thy word:
What light and joy its leaves afford
To souls benighted and distrest!
Thy precepts guide my doubtful way;
Thy fear forbids my feet to stray;
Thy promise leads my heart to rest.
2 From the discov'ries of thy law
The perfect rules of life I draw;
These are my study and delight:
Not honey so invites the taste,
Nor gold, that hath the furnace past,
Appears so pleasing to the sight.
3 Thy threat'nings wake my slumb'ring eyes,
And warn me where my danger lies;
But 'tis thy blessed gospel, Lord,
That makes my guilty conscience clean;
Converts my soul, subdues my sin;
And gives a free, but large reward.
4 Who knows the errors of his thoughts?
My God, forgive my secret faults,
And from presumptuous sins restrain :
Accept my poor attempts at praise,
That I have read thy book of grace
And book of nature not in vain.
PSALM 20. L. M.
Prayer in time of war.
NOW may the God of pow'r and grace
Attend his people's humble cry!
Jehovah hears when Israel prays,
And brings deliv'rance from on high.
2 The name of Jacob's God defends,
Better than shields or brazen walls:
He from his sanctuary sends
Succour and strength when Zion calls.
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 Israel'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:
Our surest expectations are
From thee, the Lord of heav'nly hosts.
6 Oh may the mem'ry of thy name
Inspire our armies for the fight!
Our foes shall fall and die with shame,
Or quit the field with shameful flight.
7 Now save us, Lord, from slavish fear;
Now let our hope be firm and strong;
Till thy salvation shall appear,
And joy and triumph raise the song.
PSALM 21. First Part. C. M.
Pious rulers are the care of heaven.
of praise
OUR rulers, Lord, with songs
Should in thy strength rejoice;
And blest with thy salvation, raise
To heaven their cheerful voice.
2 Thy sure defence thro' nations round
Has spread their honours far
And their successful measures crown'd
Alike in peace and war.
3 Then let them still on God rely
For wisdom, and for grace;
His mercy shall their wants supply,
And save our happy race.
PSALM 21. Second Part. C. M.
Praise for peace and national blessings.
N thee, great God, with songs of praise,
Our favour'd realms rejoice;
And, blest with thy salvation, raise
To heav'n their cheerful voice.
2 Thy sure defence, from foes around,
Hath spread our rising name;
And all our feeble efforts crown'd
With freedom and with fame.
3 In deep distress our injur’d land
Implor'd thy pow'r to save:
For peace we pray'd; thy bounteous hand
The timely blessing gave.
4 Thy mighty arm, eternal Pow'r,
Oppos'd their deadly aim;
In mercy swept them from our shore,
And spread their sails with shame.
5 On thee, in want, in woe, or pain,
Our hearts alone rely:
Our rights thy mercy will maintain,
And all our wants supply.
6 Thus, Lord, thy wond'rous pow'r declare:
And still exalt thy fame;
While we glad songs of praise prepare
To thine Almighty name.
PSALM 21. Third Part. L. M.
Christ's exaltation.
AVID rejoic'd in God, his strength,
Rais'd to the throne by special grace;
But Christ, the Son, appears at length,
Fulfils the triumph and the praise.
2 How great is the Messiah's joy
In the salvation of thy hand!
Lord, thou hast rais'd his kingdom high,
And giv'n the world to his command.
3 Whate'er he wills thy goodness gives,
Nor doth the least request withhold:
Blessings attend him while he lives
And crowns of glory, not of gold.
4 Around his sacred temples shine,
Th' Eternal's uncreated rays:
All pow'r is his, and grace divine,
And length of everlasting days.
5 But as a fiery oven glows
With raging heat, and burning coals:
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