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Why did they cast his laws away,
And tread his gospel down?

2 The Lord, who sits above the skies,
Derides their rage below;
He speaks with vengeance in his eyes,
And strikes their spirits through.

d 3 "I call him my eternal Son,
And raise him from the dead;
I make my holy hill his throne,
And wide his kingdom spread."
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5 Be wise, ye rulers of the earth,
Obey th' anointed Lord;
Adore the King of heavenly birth,
And tremble at his word.

06 With humble love address his throne; For if he frown, ye die;

-Those are secure, and those alone,
Who on his grace rely.
BEDFORD. ST. ANN'S.

PSALM 3. C. M.

Doubts and Fears suppressed, or, GoD our Defence from Sin and Satan. P1MY God, how many are my fears!

How fast my foes increase! -Conspiring my eternal death,

They break my present peace.

e 2 The lying tempter would persuade,
There's no relief in heav'n;
And all my swelling sins appear
Too big to be forgiv'n.

---S But thou, my glory and my strength,
Shalt on the tempter tread;
Shalt silence all my threat'ning guilt,
And raise my drooping head.
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g6 What though the host of death and hell
All arm'd against me stood;
Terrors no more shall shake my soul;
My refuge is my God.

o 7 Arise, O Lord, fulfil thy grace,
While I thy glory sing:

My God has broke the serpent's teeth,
And Death has lost his sting.

8 Salvation to the Lord belongs;
His arm alone can save:
Blessings attend thy people here,
And reach beyond the grave.
CANTERBURY. BARBY.

L. M.

Ver. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8.
A Morning Psalm.

1 O LORD, how many are my foes, In this weak state of flesh and blood!

My peace they daily discomposes
But my defence and hope is God.

2 Tir'd with the burdens of the day,
To thee, I rais'd an ev'ning cry:
Thou heardst when I began to pray,
And thine Almighty help was nigh.

3 Supported by thy heav'nly aid,
I laid me down and slept secure;
Not death should make my heart afraid,
Though I should wake and rise no more.

4 But God sustain'd me all the night:
Salvation doth to God belong:
He rais'd my head to see the light,
And make his praise my morning song.
WORSHIP. ARMLEY.

PSALM 4. L. M.

Ver. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7.

Hearing of Prayer: or, GoD our Portion, and CHRIST our Hope.

GOD of grace and righteousness,
Hear and attend, when I complain;
Thou hast enlarg'd me in distress,
Bow down a gracious ear again.

2 Ye sons of men, in vain ye try
To turn my glory into shame;
How long will scoffers love to lie,
And dare reproach my Saviour's name

3 Know that the Lord divides his saints
From all the tribes of men beside:
He hears the cry of penitents,
For the dear sake of Christ who died.

4 When our obedient hands have done A thousand works of righteousness, o We put our trust in God alone, And glory in his pard'ning grace.

-5 Let the unthinking many say,
e "Who will bestow some earthly good?"
-But, Lord, thy light and love we pray;
Our souls desire this heav'nly food.

$ 6 Then shall my cheerful pow'rs rejoice
At grace and favours so divine,
Nor will I change my happy choice
For all their corn, and all their wine.
GREEN'S. ISLINGTON.

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PSALM 7. C. M.

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My voice ascending high;

To thee will I direct my pray❜r,

To thee lift up mine eye.

2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone, To plead for all his saints, Presenting at his Father's throne

Our songs and our complaints.

e 3 Thou art a God, before whose sight
The wicked shall not stand;
Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight,
Nor dwell at thy right hand.

4 But to thy house will I resort,
To taste thy mercies there;
I will frequent thy holy court,
And worship in thy fear.

-5 O may thy Spirit guide my feet,
In ways of righteousness;
Make, ev'ry path of duty straight,
And plain before my face.
WALSAL. SUNDAY.

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Y trust is in my heav'nly Friend,
My hope in thee, my God:
Rise, and my helpless life defend
From those that seek my blood.

e 2 With insolence and fury they
My soul in pieces tare;
As hungry lions rend the prey,
When no deliv'rer's near.

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2 That thou should'st raise his nature so,
And make him lord of all below:
Make ev'ry beast and bird submit,
And lay the fishes at his feet.

0 3 But O what brighter glories wait,
To crown the second Adam's state;
o What honours shall thy Son adorn,
Who condescended to be born;

e 4 See him below his angels made! p See him in dust among the dead,— -To save a ruin'd world from sin:

o But he shall reign with pow'r divine.

g 5 The world to come, redeem'd from all
The mis'ries that attend the fall,
New made, and glorious, shall submit
At our exalted Saviour's feet.

QUERCY. MORETON.

PSALM 9. C. M. FIRST PART.

Wrath and Mercy from the Judgment

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ITH my whole heart I'll raise my song,

Thy wonders l'il proclaim;

Thou sov'reign Judge of right and
Wilt put my foes to shame. [wrong

2 I'll sing thy majesty and grace;
My God prepares his throne,
To judge the world in righteousness,
And make his vengeance known.

3 Then shall the Lord a refuge prove For all who are opprest;

To save the people of his love,
And give the weary rest.

e 4 The men who know thy name will
In thy abundant grace; [trust
For thou hast ne'er forsook the just,
Who humbly seek thy face.

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L. M. SECOND PART,

Ver. 3, &c. Paraphrased. ADAM, and CHRIST, Lord's of the old and new Creation.

e 1 LORD, what was man, when made at Adam, the offspring of the dust, [first, That thou should'st set him and his race But just below an angel's place.

C. M. SECOND PART.
Ver. 12.

The Wisdom and Equity of Providence.

1 WHEN the great Judge supreme and Shall once inquire for blood, [just, The humble souls who mourn in dust, Shall find a faithful God.

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When great calamities appear,
And times of deep distress?

e 2 Lord, shall the wicked still deride
Thy justice and thy power?

Shall they advance their heads in pride,
And still thy saints devour?

4 Arise, O Lord, lift up thine hand,
Attend our humble cry;

No enemy shall dare to stand

When God ascends on high.
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o 7 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray,
And cause thine ear to hear;
Hearken to what thy children say,
And put the world in fear.

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Religion loses ground;

The sons of violence prevail,
And treacheries abound.

e 2 Their oaths and promises they break,
Yet act the flatt'rer's part;
With fair deceitful lips they speak,
And with a double heart.

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4 Scoffers appear on every side,
Where a vile race of men

Is raised to seats of pow'r and pride,
And bears the sword in vain.

5 Lord, when iniquities abound,
And blasphemy grows bold,
When faith is hardly to be found.
And love is waxing cold;-

o 6 Is not thy chariot hast'ning on?
Hast thou not giv'n the sign?
May we not trust and live upon
A promise so divine?

g 8 Thy word like silver sev'n times try'd,
Through ages shall endure;

The men who in thy truth confide,
Shall find thy promise sure.
PLYMOUTH.

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Be with those anxious thoughts opprest?
And Satan, my malicious foe,
Rejoice to see me sunk so low?

-4 Hear, Lord, and grant me quick relief,
Before my death conclude my grief;
e If thou withhold, thy heav'nly light,
I sleep in everlasting night.

-5 How will the pow'rs of darkness boast, If but one praying soul be lost? o But I have trusted in thy grace, And shall again behold thy face.

-6 Whate'er my fears or foes suggest, Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest: My heart shall feel thy love, and raise My cheerful voice to songs of praise. ARMLEY.

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No slanders dwell upon his tongue:
He hates to do his neighbour wrong,

3 [Scarce will he trust an ill report,
Nor vent it to his neighbour's hurt:
Sinners of state he can despise,
But saints are honour'd in his eyes.]

4 [Firm to his word he ever stood,
And always makes his promise good:
Nor dares to change the thing he swears,
Whatever pain or loss he bears.]

5 [He never deals in bribing gold,
And mourns that justice should be sold;
While others gripe and grind the poor,
Sweet charity attends his door.]

e 6 He loves his enemies, and prays
For those who curse him to his face;
-And does to all men still the same
That he would hope or wish from them.

7 Yet when his holiest works are done, His soul depends on grace alone:-o This is the man thy face shall see, And dwell for ever, Lord, with thee. LEEDS. OPORTO.

PSALM 16. L. M. FIRST PART.
Good Works profit Men, not GOD.

c 1 need,
RESERVE me, Lord, in time of

For succour to thy throne I flee,
But have no merits there to plead;
My goodness cannot reach to thee.

e 2 Oft have my heart and tongue confest,
How empty and how poor I am;
My praise can never make thee blest,
Nor add new glories to thy name.

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