5 By him the heavens display Their numerous hosts of light, The sun to rule by day, The moon and stars by night. 6 He, in our depth of woes, On us with favour thought; In peace and safety brought. 7 He does the food supply On which all creatures live: For God will prove His boundless love Shall never end. PSALM 111. L. M. From the cxxxvii. Psalm of David. WHE WHEN we, our weary limbs to rest, 2 Our harps, that when with joy we sung, 3 O Salem, our once happy seat, When I of thee forgetful prove, 4 If I to mention thee forbear, Perpetual silence be my doom; PSALM 112. C. M. From the cxxxviii. Psalm of David. 4 For God, although enthroned on high, 5 Though I with troubles am oppress'd, He shall my foes disarm, Relieve my soul when most distress'd, 6 The Lord, whose mercies ever last, And, mindful of his favours past, TH PSALM 113. L. M. From the cxxxix. Psalm of David. 2 Thine eye my bed and path surveys, 3 Surrounded by thy power I stand, 5 If up to heaven I take my flight, 'Tis there thou dwell'st enthroned in light; If to the world unseen, my God, 6 If I the morning's wings could gain, WITH my whole heart, my God and 7 Or, should I try to shun thy sight King, Thy praise I will proclaim; Before the mighty I will sing, And bless thy holy Name. 2 I'll worship at thy sacred seat, And, with thy love inspired, The praises of thy truth repeat, O'er all thy works admired. 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. Beneath the sable wings of night; 8 The veil of night is no disguise, No screen from thy all-searching eyes; Through midnight shades thou find'st thy way, As in the blazing noon of day. 9 Thou know'st the texture of my heart, My reins, and every vital part: I'll praise thee, from whose hands I came A work of such a wondrous frame. 10 Let me acknowledge too, O God, The sands upon the ocean's shore; 12 Search, try, O God, my thoughts and heart, PSALM 114. C. M. From the cxli. Psalm of David. LORD, in thy sight, O let my prayer Like morning incense rise; My lifted hands accepted be As evening sacrifice. 2 From hasty language curb my tongue, And let a constant guard Still keep the portal of my lips With wary silence barr'd. 3 From wicked men's designs and deeds My heart and hands restrain; Nor let me share their evil works, 4 Let upright men reprove my faults, PSALM 115. L. M. From the cxliii. Psalm of David. LORD, hear my prayer, and to my cry Thy wonted audience lend; In thy accustom'd faith and truth 2 Nor at thy strict tribunal bring 3 To thee my hands in humble prayer I fervently stretch out; My soul for thy refreshment thirsts, 4 Hear me with speed, my spirit fails; 5 Thy kindness early let me hear, Whose trust on thee depends; Teach me the way where I should go, THE Thy endless praise proclaim; This tribute daily I will bring, And ever bless thy Name. 2 Thou, Lord, beyond compare art great, And highly to be praised; Thy majesty, with boundless height, 3 Renown'd for mighty acts, thy fame 4 Whilst I thy glory and renown, And wondrous works express, 5 The praise that to thy love belongs, 6 The Lord is good; fresh acts of grace His anger moves with slowest pace, His willing mercy flies. 7 Thy love through earth extends its fame, To all thy works express'd; These show thy praise, whilst thy great Is by thy servants bless'd. 8 They, with a glorious prospect fired, 9 God's mighty works of ancient date 13 His steadfast throne, from changes free, Shall stand for ever fast; His boundless sway no end shall see, PART II. C. M. 1 THE Lord does them support that fall, 2 Whate'er their various wants require, 3 How holy is the Lord, how just, How righteous all his ways! 4 He grants the full desires of those Who him with fear adore; 5 The Lord preserves all those with care 6 My time to come, in praises spent, Age to age his works transmitteth, Age to age his power shall teach. 3. They shall talk of all thy glory, On thy might and greatness dwell, And thy deeds of wonder tell. 4 Nor shall fail from memory's treasure, 5 Full of kindness and compassion, All his works his goodness prove. 6 All thy works, O Lord, shall bless thee, 7 They thy might, all might excelling, 8 Ever, God of endless praises, Shall thy royal might remain; 9 Them that fall the Lord protecteth, Fix'd on thee, its nourishment. 10 Thou to all, great God of nature, 11 God is just in all he doeth, Kind is he in all his ways; 12 Who sincerely seek and fear him, 13 From Jehovah all who prize him 14 Still, Jehovah, thee confessing, Shall my tongue thy praise proclaim; And may all mankind with blessing Ever hail thy holy Name. PSALM 119. C. M. From the cxlvi. Psalm of David. PRAISE the Lord, and thou, my soul, For ever bless his Name: His wondrous love, while life shall last, My constant praise shall claim. 2 On princes, on the sons of men, They cannot help, they turn to dust, 3 Then happy he, who Jacob's God For his protector takes; Who still, with well-placed hope, the Lord His constant refuge makes. 4 The Lord, who made both heaven and earth, And all that they contain, Will never quit his steadfast truth, Nor make his promise vain. 5 The poor, oppress'd, from all their wrongs Are eased by his decree; He gives the hungry needful food, 6 By him the blind receive their sight, With kind regard and tender love He for the righteous cares. 7 The strangers he preserves from harm, 8 The God that does in Sion dwell And earth, and seas, with all their train; He saves th' oppress'd, he feeds the poor; His truth for ever stands secure, And none shall find his promise vain. 4 The Lord gives eyesight to the blind, The Lord supports the sinking mind, He sends the righteous strength and peace, He helps the stranger in distress, And to the prisoner grants release. 5 God shall the wicked overturn, PSALM 121. From the cxlvii. Psalm of David. PART I. C. M. PRAISE the Lord with hymns of joy, For pleasant, good, and comely 'tis To praise his holy Name. 2 His holy city God will build, Though levell'd with the ground; 3 He kindly heals the broken hearts, 4 Great is the Lord, and great his power, His wisdom has no bound; The meek he raises, and throws down 5 To God the Lord, a hymn of praise To songs of triumph tune the harp, Praise shall employ my nobler powers: 6 He covers heaven with clouds, and thence My days of praise shall ne'er be past, 2 Why should I place in man my trust? Vain is the help of flesh and blood; Their breath departs, their pomp and power, And thoughts, all vanish in an hour, Nor can they make their promise good. 3 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God: he made the sky, Refreshing rain bestows; And on the mountains, through his care, The grass in plenty grows. 7 His care the beasts that loosely range He feeds the ravens' tender brood, 8 The Lord to him that fears his Name With steadfast hope depends. 9 Let Sion and Jerusalem To God their praise address; Whose strength secures their lasting gates, Who does their children bless. PART II. L. M. 1 JEHOVAH speaks: swift from the skies 3 He speaks: the ice and snow obey, He makes his sacred precepts known. 5 Such bliss no heathen nation shares. Let Israel then their voices raise, PSALM 122. II. 4. From the cxlviii. Psalm of David. YE boundless realms of joy, Exalt your Maker's fame; His praise your song employ Your voices raise, Ye Cherubim And Seraphim, To sing his praise. 2 Thou moon, that rul'st the night, 3 Let them adore the Lord, And all shall last Stands ever fast. 4 Let earth her tribute pay: Praise him, ye dreadful whales, In this design, Let youths with maids, 7 United zeal be shown His wondrous fame to raise, 8 His chosen saints to grace, The Lord to praise ! PSALM 123. IV. 1. PRAISE ye the Lord, Be glad in their King. |