3 Kings are not rescu'd by the force
Of armies from the grave;
Nor speed, nor courage of a horse
Can the bold rider save.
4 Vain is the strength of beasts or men,
To hope for safety thence:
But holy souls from God obtain
A strong and sure defence.
5 God is their fear, and God their trust,
When plagues or famine spread;
His watchful eye secures the just,
Amongst ten thousand dead.
6 Lord, let our hearts in thee rejoice,
And bless us from thy throne;
For we have made thy word our choice,
And trust thy grace alone.
PSALM 33.-1st Part. L. P. M. [*]
Works of Creation and Providence.
YE holy souls in God rejoice, [voice;
Your Maker's praise becomes your
Great is your theme, your songs be new:
Sing of his name, his word, his ways,
His works of nature and of grace,
How wise and holy, just and true!
2 Justice and truth he ever loves,
And the whole earth his goodness proves;
His word the heavenly arches spread;
How wide they shine from north to south!
And by the spirit of his mouth
Were all the starry armies made.
3 He gathers the wide flowing seas, (Those watery treasures know their place) In the vast store-house of the deep :
He spake, and gave all nature birth,
And fires and seas, and heaven and earth
His everlasting orders keep.
4 Let mortals tremble, and adore
A God of such resistless power,
Nor dare indulge their feeble rage;
Vain are your thoughts, and weak your
But his eternal counsel stands, Thands,
And rules the world from age to age.
PSALM 35.—2d Part. L. P. M. [*]
Creatures vain, and God all-sufficient.
HAPPY nation, where the Lord
Reveals the treasure of his word,
And builds his church, his earthly throne!
His eye the heathen world surveys,
He form'd their hearts, he knows their
But God, their Maker, is unknown. 2 Let kings rely upon their host,
And of his strength their champion boast;
In vain they boast, in vain rely:
In vain we trust the brutal force,
Or speed, or courage of a horse
To guard his rider, or to fly.
3 The eye of thy compassion, Lord,
Doth more secure defence afford, [stand;
When death or dangers threatening
Thy watchful eye preserves the just.
Who make thy name their fear and trust,
When wars or famine waste the land.
4 In sickness or the bloody field,
Thou our physician, thou our shield,
Send us salvation from thy throne;
We wait to see thy goodness shine;
Let us rejoice in help divine,
For all our hope is God alone.
PSALM 34.-1st Part. L. M. [*]
God's care of the saints; or, deliverance by
1 LORD, I will bless thee all my days,
Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue;
My soul shall glory in thy grace,
While saints rejoice to hear the song.
2 Come, magnify the Lord with me;
Come, let us all exalt his name:
I sought th' eternal God, and he
Has not expos'd my hope to shame.
SI told him all my secret grief,
My secret groaning reach'd his ears; He gave my inward pains relief, And calm'd the tumult of my fears. 4 To him the poor lift up their eyes, Their faces feel the heavenly shine; A beam of mercy from the skies Fills them with light and joy divine. 5 His holy angels pitch their tents Around the men that serve the Lord: O fear and love him, all ye saints, Taste of his grace, and trust his word. 6 The wild young lions, pinch'd with pain And hunger, roar through all the wood; But none shall seek the Lord in vain, Nor want supplies of real good.
PSALM 34.-2d Part. L. M. [b]
Religious education; or, instructions of piety. 'Your parents' hope, your parents' joy, HILDREN in years and knowledge young,
Attend the counsels of my tongue;
Let pious thoughts your minds employ.
If you desire a length of days,
And peace to crown your mortal state,
Restrain your feet from impious ways,
Your lips from slander and deceit.
3 The eye of God regards his saints,
His ear is open to their cries;
He sets his frowning face against
The sons of violence and lies.
To humble souls and broken hearts,
God with his grace is ever nigh;
Pardon and hope his love imparts,
When men in deep contrition lie.
5 He tells their tears, he counts their groans.
His Son redeems their souls from death,
His Spirit heals their broken bones:
They in his praise employ their breath.
PSALM 34.-1st Part. C. M. [*]
Ver. 1-10.
Prayer and praise for eminent deliverance.
['LL bless the Lord from day to day:
'I'How good are all his ways!
Ye humble souls that use to pray,
Come, help my lips to praise.
2 Sing to the honour of his name,
How a poor sinner cry'd ;
Nor was his hope expos'd to shame,
Nor was his suit deny 'd.
3 When threatening sorrows round me stood,
And endless fears arose,
Like the loud billows of a flood,
Redoubling all my woes:
4 I told the Lord my sore distress,"
With heavy groans and tears;
He gave my sharpest torments case,
And silenc'd all my fears.
5 [O sinners! come and taste his love,
Come, learn his pleasant ways;
And let your own experience prove
The sweetness of his grace.
6 He bids his angels pitch their tents
Round where his children dwell;
What ills their heavenly care prevents
No earthly tongue can tell.]
7 [O love the Lord, ye saints of his!
His eye regards the just:
How richly blest their portion is,
Who make the Lord their trust!
8 Young lions, pinch'd with hunger, roar,
And famish in the wood;
But God supplies his holy poor
With every needful good.]
PSALM 34.-2d Part. C. M. [b]
Ver. 11-22. Exhortation to peace and holiness. NOME, children, learn to fear the Lord; And, that your days be long,
Let not a false or spiteful word
Be found upon your tongue.
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