7 Great were my fears, my foes were great; Much was their strength, and more their
But Christ, my Lord, is conqueror still,
In all the wars that devils wage.
8 My song forever shall record
That terrible, that joyful hour;
And give the glory to the Lord,
Due to his mercy and his power.
PSALM 18.-2d Part. L. M. [*] Ver. 20-26. Sincerity proved and rewarded.
1 LORD, thou hast seen my soul sincere,
Hast made thy truth and love appear;
Before mine eyes I set thy laws,
And thou hast own'd my righteous cause. 2 Since I have learn'd thy holy ways, I've walk'd upright before thy face: Or, if my feet did e'er depart, 'Twas never with a wicked heart.
3 What sore temptations broke my rest!
What wars and strugglings in my breast!
But through thy grace, that reigns within,
I guard against my darling sin :
4 That sin, that close besets me still,
That works and strives against my will,
When shall thy Spirit's sovereign power
Destroy it that it rise no more?
5 [With an impartial hand, the Lord
Deals out to mortals their reward:
The kind and faithful soul shall find
A God as faithful and as kind.
6 The just and pure shall ever say,
Thou art more pure, more just than they ;
And men that love revenge shall know
God hath an arm of vengeance too.]
PSALM 18.-3d Part. L. M. [*]
Ver. 30, 31, 32, 46, &c.
Rejoicing in God; or, salvation and triumph.
UST are thy ways; and true thy ward,
Great Rock of my secure abode :
Who is a God beside the Lord?
Or, where's a refuge like our God?
2 'Tis he that girds me with his might,
Gives me his holy sword to wield;
And, while with sin and hell I fight,
Spreads his salvation for: my shield.
He lives, (and blessed be my Rock)
The God of my salvation lives:
The dark designs of hell are broke;
Sweet is the peace my Father gives.
4 Before the scoffers of the age
I will exalt my Father's name;
Nor tremble at their mighty rage,
But meet reproach, and bear the shame.
5 To David and his royal seed
Thy grace forever shall extend;
Thy love to saints, in Christ their head,
Knows not a limit, nor an end.
PSALM 18.-1st Part. C. M. [*]
Victory and triumph over temporal enemies.
E love thee, Lord, and we adore;
Now is thine arm reveal'd;
Thou art our strength, our heavenly tower
Our bulwark and our shield.
2 We fly to our eternal Rock,
And find a sure defence;
His holy name our lips invoke,
And draw salvation thence.
3 When God, our leader, shines in arms,
What mortal heart can bear
The thunder of his loud alarms,
The lightning of his spear?
4 He rides upon the winged wind,
And angels in array,
In millions wait, to know his mind,
And swift as flames obey.
5 He speaks, and at his fierce rebuke
Whole armies are dismay'd;
His voice, his frown, his angry look
Strikes all their courage dead.
6 He forms our generals for the field,
With all their dreadful skill,
Gives them his awful sword to wield,
And makes their hearts of steel.
7 [He arms our captains to the fight,
Though there his name's forgot;
(He girded Cyrus with his might,
But Cyrus knew him not.)
8 Oft has the Lord whole nations blest For his own church's sake;
The powers that give his people rest,
Shall of his care partake.]
PSALM 18.-2d Part. C. M. [*]
The conqueror's song.
thine almighty arm we owe
The triumphs of the day;
Thy terrors, Lord, confound the foe,
And melt their strength away.
2 'Tis by thine aid our troops prevail,
And break united powers;
Or burn their boasted fleets, or scale
The proudest of their towers.
S How have we chas'd them thro' the field,
And trod them to the ground,
While thy salvation was our shield;
But they no shelter found!
In vain to idol saints they cry,
And perish in their blood:
Where is a rock, so great, so high,
So powerful as our God?
5 The Rock of Israel ever lives;
His name be ever blest;
'Tis his own arm the victory gives,
And gives his people rest.
6 On kings that reign as David did,
He pours his blessings down;
Secures their honours to their seed,
And well supports their crown.
PSALM 19.-1st Part. S. M. [*]
The books of nature and scripture.
FOR THE LORD'S-DAY MORNING.
EHOLD the lofty sky
And all his starry works on high
Proclaim his power abroad.
2 The darkness and the light
Still keep their course the same;
While night to day, and day to night,
Divinely teach his name.
3 In every different land
Their general voice is known;
They shew the wonders of his hand,
And orders of his throne.
Ye christian lands, rejoice!
Here he reveals his word;
We are not left to nature's voice
To bid us know the Lord.
His statutes and commands
Are set before our eyes;
He puts his gospel in our hands,
Where our salvation lies.
His laws are just and pure;
His truth without deceit :
His promises forever sure,
And his rewards are great.
[Not honey to the taste
Affords so much delight;
Nor gold that has the furnace pass'd
So much allures the sight.
8 While of thy works I sing,
Thy glory to proclaim,
Accept the praise, my God, my King,
In my Redeemer's name.]
PSALM 19.-2d Part. S. M. [*] God's word most excellent; or, sincerity and watchfulness.
FOR THE LORD'S-DAY MORNING.
EHOLD the morning sun
1 B Begins his glorious way!
His beams through all the nations run,
And life and light convey.
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