6 For my dear brethren's sake, and 13 Supplies of life, with ease to them,

friends

The foe had quickly swallow'd us,
So furiously he rag'd.

2 Had not the Lord himself vouchsafd
To check his fierce control,
The adversary's dreary flood

Had overwhelm'd our soul.

3 But prais'd be our eternal LORD,
Who left us not his prey;

The snare is broke, his rage disarm'd,
And we again are free.

4 Secure in GoD's almighty Name
Our confidence remains;

[earth

The GOD who made both heav'n and
Of both sole monarch reigns.

PSALM 101. (C. M.)

From the cxxv. Psalm of David.
WHO place on Sion's God their

WHO

trust

Like Sion's rock shall stand; Like her immoveably be fix'd By his almighty hand.

2 Look how the hills on ev'ry side
Jerusalem enclose;

So stands the LORD around his saints,
To guard them from their foes.

3 Be good, O righteous GOD, to those
Who righteous deeds affect;
The heart that innocence retains
Let innocence protect.

4 All those who walk in crooked paths,
The LORD shall soon destroy;
Cut off th' unjust, but crown the saints
With lasting peace and joy.

PSALM 102. (C. M.)
From the cxxvii. Psalm of David.

He on his saints bestows;

He crowns their labours with success,
Their nights with safe repose.

PSALM 103. (C. M.)

From the cxxviii. Psalm of David.

THE man is blest that fears the

LORD,

Nor only worship pays,

But keeps his steps confin'd with care
To his appointed ways.

2 He shall upon the sweet returns
Of his own labour feed;
Without dependence live, and see
His wishes all succeed.

3 Who fears the LORD shall prosper
Him Sion's GoD shall bless, [thus;
And grant him all his days to see
Jerusalem's success.

PSALM 104. (S. M.)
From the cxxx. Psalm of David.
ROM lowest depths of wo

FRO

TO GOD I sent my cry;
LORD, hear my supplicating voice.
And graciously reply.

2 Should'st thou severely judge,
Who can the trial bear?
But thou forgiv'st, lest we despond,
And quite renounce thy fear.
3 My soul with patience waits
For thee, the living LORD;
My hopes are on thy promise built,
Thy never-failing word.

4 My longing eyes look out

For thy enliv'ning ray,
More duly than the morning watch
To spy the dawning day.

5 Let Israel trust in GoD,
No bounds his mercy knows;
The plenteous source and spring from
Eternal succour flows: [whence
6 Whose friendly streams to us
Supplies in want convey;
A healing spring, a spring to cleanse
And wash our guilt away.

PSALM 105. (III. 1.)
From the cxxxi. Psalm of David.
unlessLet my place and portion be
ORD, for ever at thy side
Strip me of the robe of pride,
Clothe me with humility.

E build with fruitless cost,
The LORD the pile sustain ;
Unless the LORD the city keep,
The watchman wakes in vain.
2 In vain we rise before the day,
And late to rest repair,

Allow no respite to our toil,
And eat the bread of care:
D 2

2 Meekly may my soul receive
All thy Spirit hath reveal'd;
Thou hast spoken-I believe,
Though the oracle be seal'd,

3 By his almighty hand

Amazing works are wrought;
The heav'ns by his command
Were to perfection brought:
For GOD &c.

4 He spread the ocean round
About the spacious land;
And bade the rising ground
Above the waters stand:
For GOD &c.

5 By him the heav'ns display
Their num'rous hosts of light,
The sun to rule by day,

The moon and stars by night:
For GOD &c.

6 He, in our depth of woes,

On us with favour thought;
And from our cruel foes

In peace and safety brought :
For GoD &c.

7 He does the food supply

On which all creatures live:
To GOD, who reigns on high,
Eternal praises give:
For GoD will prove
Our constant friend;
His boundless love
Shall never end.

From the cxxxvii. Psalm of David.

What down by proud Euphrates'
THEN we, our weary limbs to rest,
[press'd,
We wept, with doleful thoughts op-

stream,

And Sion was our mournful theme.

2 Our harps, that, when with joy we

sung,

Were wont their tuneful parts to

bear,

With silent strings neglected hung
On willow trees that wither'd there.
3 O Salem, our once happy seat,

When I of thee forgetful prove,
Let then my trembling hand forget
The speaking strings with art to

move!

4 If I to mention thee forbear,
Perpetual silence be my doom;
Or if my chiefest joy compare
With thee, Jerusalem, my home!

PSALM 112. (C. M.)
From the cxxxviii. Psalm of David.

2 I'll worship at thy sacred seat,
And, with thy love inspir'd,
The praises of thy truth repeat,
O'er all thy works admir'd.
3 Thou graciously inclin'dst thine ear,
When I to thee did cry;

And, when my soul was press'd with
fear,

Didst inward strength supply.

4 For GoD, although enthron'd on
high,

Does thence the poor respect;
The proud, far off, his scornful eye
Beholds with just neglect.

5 Though I with troubles am oppress'd,
He shall my foes disarm,

Relieve my soul when most distress'd,
And keep me safe from harm.

6 The LORD, whose mercies ever last,
Shall fix my happy state;
And, mindful of his favours past,
Shall his own work complete.

PSALM 113. (L. M.)
From the cxxxix. Psalm of David.

THOU, LORD, by strictest search

hast known

My rising up and lying down;
My secret thoughts are known to thee,
Known long before concetv'd by me.
2 Thine eye my bed and path surveys,
Thou know'st what 'tis my lips would
My public haunts and private ways:

vent,

My yet unutter'd words' intent.
3 Surrounded by thy pow'r I stand,
On every side I find thy hand:
O skill for human reach too high!
Too dazzling bright for mortal eye!
4 From thy all-seeing Spirit, LORD,
What hiding place does earth afford?
O where can I thy influence shun,
Or whither from thy presence run?

5 If up to heav'n I take my flight,
'Tis there thou dwell'st, enthron'd in
light;

If to the world unseen, my GOD,
There also hast thou thine abode.
6 If I the morning's wings could gain,
And fly beyond the western main;
E'en there, in earth's remotest land,
I still should find thy guiding hand.

WITH my whole heart, my GoD 7 Or, should I try to shun thy sight

and King,

Thy praise I will proclaim;

Before the mighty I will sing,
And bless thy holy Name."

Beneath the sable wings of night,

One glance from thee, one piercing

3 Renown'd for mighty acts, thy fame
To future time extends;
From age to age thy glorious Name
Successively descends.

4 Whilst I thy glory, and renown,
And wondrous works express,
The world with me thy might shall

own,

And thy great pow'r confess.

5 The praise that to thy love belongs
They shall with joy proclaim;
Thy truth of all their grateful songs
Shall be the constant theme.

6 The LORD is good; fresh acts of
grace

His pity still supplies;

His anger moves with slowest pace,
His willing mercy flies.

7 Thy love through earth extends its
fame,

To all thy works express'd;

15 The LORD preserves all those with
Whom grateful love employs; [care
But sinners, who his vengeance däre,
In justice he destroys.

6 My time to come, in praises spent,
Shall still advance his fame;
And all mankind, with one consent,

For ever bless his Name.

G

PSALM 118. (III. 3.)

From the cxlv. Psalm of David.
OD, my King, thy might confess.
ing,

Ever will I bless thy Name;
Day by day thy throne addressing
Still will I thy praise proclaim.

2 Honour great our God befitteth;
Who his majesty can reach ?
Age to age his works transmitteth,
Age to age his pow'r shall teach.
3 They shall talk of all thy glory,
On thy might and greatness dwell,

These show thy praise, whilst thy Speak of thy dread acts the story,

great Name

Is by thy servants bless'd.

8 They, with a glorious prospect fir'd,
Shall of thy kingdom speak;
And thy great pow'r, by all admir'd,
Their lofty subject make.

9 GOD's mighty works of ancient date
Shall thus to all be known;
And thus his kingdom's glorious state
In all its splendour shown.
10 His steadfast throne, from changes
free,

Shall stand for ever fast;

His boundless sway no end shall see,
But time itself outlast.

PART II, (C. M.)

And thy deeds of wonder tell.

4 Nor shall fail from mem'ry's trea.

sure

Works by love and mercy wrought;
Works of love surpassing measure,
Works of mercy passing thought.

5 Full of kindness and compassion,
Slow to anger, vast in love,
GOD is good to all creation;

6

All his works his goodness prove.
All thy works, O LORD, shall bless
thee,

Thee shall all thy saints adore;
King supreme shall they confess thee,

And proclaim thy sov'reign pow'r.

7 They thy might, all might excelling, Shail to all mankind make known;

1 THE LORD does them support that And the brightness of thy dwelling; fall,

And makes the prostrate rise; For his kind aid all creatures call, Who timely food supplies.

2 Whate'er their various wants

quire

With open hand he gives;

And so fulfils the just desire
Of every thing that lives.

re

3 How holy is the LORD, how just,
How righteous all his ways!
How nigh to him, who with firm trust
For his assistance prays!

4 He grants the full desires of those
Who him with fear adore;

And will their troubles soon compose,
When they his aid implore.

And the glories of thy throne.

8 Ever, GoD of endless praises,
Shall thy royal might remain ;
Evermore thy brightness blazes,
Ever lasts thy righteous reign.
9 Them that fall the LORD protecteth,
He sustains the bow'd and bent;
Every eye from thee expecteth,
Fix'd on thee, its nourishment.
10 Thou to all, great GoD of nature,
Giv'st in season due their food;
Spread'st thy hand, and every creature
Satisfiest still with good.

11 GoD is just in all he doeth,
Kind is he in all his ways;
He his ready presence showeth,
When a faithful servant prays,