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PSALM 65.-2d Part. C. M. [*]

The providence of God in air, earth, and sea; or, the blessing of rain.

1 IS by thy strength the mountains God of eternal power!

1 'TIS

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The sea grows calm at thy command,
And tempests cease to roar.

2 The morning light and evening shade
Successive comforts bring;

Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad, Thy flowers adorn the spring.

S Seasons and times, and moons and hours,
Heaven, earth, and air are thine;
When clouds distil in fruitful showers,
The Author is divine.

4 Those wondering cisterns in the sky,
Borne by the winds around,
With watery treasures well supply
The furrows of the ground.

5 The thirsty ridges drink their fill,
And ranks of corn appear;

Thy ways abound with blessings still,
Thy goodness crowns the year.

The blessings of the spring; or, God gives rain.

A PSALM FOR THE HUSBANDMAN.

1 G Who makes the earth his care;

YOOD is the Lord, the heavenly King,

Visits the pastures every spring,

And bids the grass appear.

2 The clouds, like rivers, rais'd on higa,„,、 Pour out, at thy command,

Their watery blessings from the sky. To cheer the thirsty land. S The soften'd ridges of the field Permit the corn to spring; The vallies rich provision yield, And the poor labourers sing. 4 The little hills on every side, Rejoice at falling showers; The meadows, dress'd in all their pride, Perfume the air with flowers.

5 The barren clods, refresh'd with rain,
Promise a joyful crop ;

The parched grounds look green again,
And raise the reaper's hope.

6 The various months thy goodness crowns; How bounteous are thy ways!

The bleating flocks spread o'er the downs.
And shepherds shout thy praise.

PSALM 66.-1st Part. C. M. [*] Governing power and goodness; or, our grace tried by afflictions. 1 CING, all ye nations, to the Lord, Sing with a joyful noise;

With melody of sound record
His honours, and your joys.

2 Say to the Power that shakes the sky,
"How terrible art thou!

"Sinners before thy presence fly, "Or at thy feet they bow."

3 [Come, see the wonders of our God,
How glorious are his ways!

In Moses' hand he puts his rod,
And cleaves the frighted seas.

4 He made the ebbing channel dry,
While Israel pass'd the flood;
There did the church begin their joy,
And triumph in their God.]

5 He rules by his resistless might;
Will rebel mortals dare

Provoke th' Eternal to the fight,
And tempt that dreadful war?

6 O bless our God, and never cease;
Ye saints, fulfil his praise;

He keeps our life, maintains our peace,
And guides our doubtful ways.

Lord, thou hast prov'd our suffering souls,
To make our graces shine;

So silver bears the burning coals,

The metal to refine.

8 Through watery deeps and fiery ways,
We march at thy command;
Led to possess the promis'd place
By thine unerring hand.

PSALM 66.-2d Part. C. M. [*]

Ver. 18-20. Praise to God for hearing prayer.

1

N To that Almighty Power,

OW shall my solemn vows be paid

That heard the long requests I made
In my distressful hour.

2 My lips and cheerful heart prepare,
To make his mercies known;

Come, ye that fear my God, and hear
The wonders he has done.

3 When on my head huge sorrows fell,
I sought his heavenly aid;

He saved my sinking soul from hell
And death's eternal shade.

If sin lay cover'd in my heart,

While prayer employ'd my tongue, The Lord had shewn me no regard, Nor I his praises sung.

5 But God (his name be ever blest) Has set my spirit free,

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Nor turn'd from him my poor request,
Nor turn'd his heart from me.

PSALM 67.-C. M. [*]

The nation's prosperity, & the church's increase
HINE, mighty God, on this our land,
With beams of heavenly grace;

Reveal thy power through all our coasts,
And shew thy smiling face.

2 [Amidst our States, exalted high,

Do thou our glory stand,
And like a wall of guardian fire,
Surround the favourite land.]

5 When shall thy name from shore to shore -
Sound all the earth abroad,
And distant nations know and love
Their Saviour and their God?

Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands,
Sing loud with solemn voice;
While thankful tongues exalt his praise,
And grateful hearts rejoice.

5 He, the great Lord, the sovereign Judge, That sits enthron'd above,

Wisely commands the worlds he made
In justice and in love.

6 Earth shall obey her Maker's will,
And yield a full increase;

Our God will crown his chosen land
With fruitfulness and peace.

7 God the Redeemer scatters round
His choicest favours here;
While the creation's utmost bound
Shall see, adore, and fear.

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PSALM 68.-1st Part. L. M. [*] Ver. 1-6, 32-35. The vengeance and com passion of God.

ET God arise in all his might,
And put the troops of bell to fight
As smoke, that sought to cloud the skies,
Before the rising tempest flies.

2 [He comes, array'd in burning flames;
Justice and vengeance are his names:
Behold his fainting foes expire,
Like melting wax before the fire.

3 He rides and thunders through the sky;
His name, JEHOVAH, sounds on high:
Sing to his name, ye sons of grace;
Ye saints, rejoice before his face.
4 The widow and the fatherless
Fly to his aid in sharp distress;
In him the poor and helpless find
A judge that's just, a father kind.
5 He breaks the captive's heavy chain,
And prisoners see the light again;
But rebels, that dispute his will,

Shall dwell in chains and darkness still.