1 LET all the lands, with shouts of joy, To GOD their voices raise;

Sing psalms in honor of his name,

And spread his glorious praise.

2 And let them say, How dreadful, LORD,
In all thy works, art thou!
To thy great power thy stubborn foes
Shall all be forced to bow.

8 Through all the earth, the nations round
Shall thee, their GOD, confess;
And, with glad hymus, their awful dread
Of thy great Name express.

4 O come! behold the works of GOD,
And then with me you'll own
That he to all the sons of men
Has wondrous judgment shown.
5 0 all ye nations, bless our GOD,
And loudly speak his praise;
Who keeps our souls alive, and still
Confirms our steadfast ways.
C. M.

PART II.

1 My off'rings to GOD's house I'll bring,
And there my vows will pay,
Which I with solemn zeal did make
In trouble's dismal day.

20 come, all ye that fear the LORD,
Attend with heedful care,
Whilst I what GOD for me has done
With grateful joy declare.

3 As I before his aid implored,
So now I praise his Name;
But, if my heart to sin incline,
My prayer will GOD disclaim.

4 But God to me, whene'er I cried,
His gracious ear did bend,
And to the voice of my request
With constant love attend.

5 Then bless'd for ever be my GOD,
Who never, when I pray,
Withholds his mercy from my soul,
Nor turns his face away.

From the lxvii. Psalm of David.

1 TO bless thy chosen race,
In mercy, LORD, incline;
And cause the brightness of thy face
On all thy saints to shine:

2 That so thy wondrous way

May through the world be known; While distant lands their tribute pay, And thy salvation own.

8 Let diff'ring nations join

To celebrate thy fame;

Let all the world, O LORD, combine
To praise thy glorious Name.

4 O let them shout and sing,
With joy and pious mirth;

For thou, the righteous Judge and King, Shalt govern all the earth.

5 Let diff'ring nations join

To celebrate thy fame;

Let all the world, O LORD, combine

To praise thy glorious Name.

6 Then GOD upon our land

Shall constant blessings shower; And all the world in awe shall stand Of his resistless power.

PSALM 53.

L. M.

From the lxviii. Psalm of David.

1 THE servants of JEHOVAH'S will His favor's gentle beams enjoy; Their upright hearts let gladness fill, And cheerful songs their tongues employ 2 To him your voice in anthems raise, JEHOVAH'S awful Name he bears; In him rejoice, exto! his praise,

Who rides upon high-rolling spheres.
3 His chariots numberless, his powers
Are heavenly hosts, that wait his will;
His presence now fills Sion's towers,
As once it honor'd Sinai's hill.

4 Ascending high, in triumph thon
Captivity hast captive led,
And on thy people didst bestow

Thy gifts and graces freely shed.
5 Ev'n rebels shall partake thy grace,
And humble proselytes repair
To worship at thy dwelling-place,
And all the world pay homage there.
6 For benefits each day bestow'd,
Be daily his great Name adored,
Who is our Saviour and our GoD,
Of life and death the sov'reign LORD.

2 O LORD, to thee I will repair
For help, with humble, timely prayer;
Relieve me from thy mercy's store,
Display thy truth's preserving power.
3 From threat'ning dangers me relieve,
And from the mire my feet retrieve;
From all my foes in safety keep,
And snatch me from the raging deep.

4 LORD, hear the humble prayer I make,
For thy transcending goodness' sake;
Relieve thy supplicant once more
From thy abounding mercy's store.

5 Reproach and grief have broke my heart,
I look'd for some to take my part,
To pity, or relieve my pain;
But look'd, alas! for both in vain.
6 With hunger pined, for food I call,
Instead of food they give me gall;
And when with thirst my spirits sink,
They give me vinegar to drink.
7 For new afflictions they procured
For him who had thy stripes endured;
And made the wounds thy scourge had torn
To bleed afresh with sharper scorn.

From the lxxi. Psalm of David.

1 IN thee I put my steadfast trust,
Defend me, LORD, from shame:
Incline thine ear, and save my soul,
For righteous is thy Name.

2 Be thou my strong abiding-place,
To which I may resort:
Thy promise, LORD, is my defence,
Thou art my rock and fort.

3 My steadfast and unchanging hope
Shall on thy power depend
And I in grateful songs of praise
My time to come will spend.

4 Thy righteous acts and saving health
My mouth shall still declare;
Unable yet to count them all,

Though summ'd with utmost care.

5 While GOD vouchsafes me his support,
I'll in his strength go on;
All other righteousness disclaim,
And mention his alone.

From the lxxii. Psalm of David.

1 LO! hills and mountains shall bring forth
The happy fruits of peace;
Which all the land shall own to be
The work of righteousness:

2 While David's Son our needy race
Shall rule with gentle sway;

And from their humble neck shall take
Oppressive yokes away.

3 In every heart thy awful fear
Shall then be rooted fast,

As long as sun and moon endure,
Or time itself shall last.

4 He shall descend like rain, that cheers
The meadow's second birth;

Or like warm showers whose gentle drops
Refresh the thirsty earth.

5 In his blest days the just and good
Shall spring up all around;
The happy land shall every where
With endless peace abound.

6 His uncontroll'd dominion shall
From sea to sea extend;
Begin at proud Euphrates' stream,
At nature's limits end.

7 To him the savage nations round
Shall bow their servile heads;
His vanquish'd foes shall lick the dust,
Where he his conquest spreads.
8 The kings of Tarshish and the isles
Shall costly presents bring;
From spicy Sheba gifts shall come,
And wealthy Saba's king.

9 To him shall every king on earth
His humble homage pay;
And diff'ring nations gladly join
To own his righteous sway.

10 For he shall set the needy free,
When they for succor cry;

Shall save the helpless and the poor,
And all their wants supply.

11 For him shall constant prayer be made
Through all his prosp'rous days:
His just dominion shall afford
A lasting theme of praise.

12 The mem'ry of his glorious Name
Through endless years shall run;
His spotless fame shall shine as bright
And lasting as the sun

From the Ixxiii. Psalm of David.

1 THY presence, LORD, hath me supplied, Thou my right hand support dost give: Thou first shalt with thy counsel guide, And then to glory me receive.

2 Whom then in heaven, but thee alone,
Have I, whose favor I require?
Throughout the spacious earth there's none,
Compared with thee, that I desire.

3 My trembling flesh and aching heart
May often fail to succor me;
But GOD shall inward strength impart,
And my eternal portion be.

4 For they that far from thee remove
Shall into sudden ruin fall;
If after other gods they rove,
Thy vengeance shall destroy them all.
5 But as for me, 't is good and just
That I should still to GOD repair;
In him I always put my trust,
And will his wondrous works declare.

From the lxxviii. Psalm of David.

1 HEAR, O my people, to my law
Devout attention lend;
Let the instruction of my mouth
Deep in your hearts descend.
2 My tongue shall oracles proclaim
Which ancient times have known;
The truths which our forefathers' care
To us has handed down.

3 We will not hide them from our sons,
Our offspring shall be taught
The praises of the LORD, whose strength
Has works of wonder wrought.

4 For Jacob he his law ordain'd,

His league with Israel made;
With charge to be from age to age,
From race to race, convey'd.
5 That generations yet to come
Should to their unborn heirs
Religiously transmit the same,
And they again to theirs.

6 To teach them that in GOD alone
Their hope securely stands;

That they should ne'er his works forget, But keep his just commands.

From the lxxx. Psalm of David.

10 THOU whom heavenly hosts obey, How long shall thy fierce anger burn? How long thy suff'ring people pray,

And to their prayers have no return?
2 Thou brought'st a vine from Egypt's land⚫
And casting out the heathen race,
Didst plant it with thine own right hand,
And firmly fix it in their place.
3 Before it thou prepar'dst the way,
And mad'st it take a lasting root,
Which, bless'd with thy indulgent ray,
O'er all the land did widely shoot.

4 The hills were cover'd with its shade,
Its goodly boughs did cedars seem;
Its branches to the sea were spread,
And reach'd to proud Euphrates' stream.
5 To thee, O GOD of hosts, we pray,
Thy wonted goodness, LORD, renew;
From heaven, thy throne, this vine survey,
And her sad state with pity view,

4 Thou, LORD, art good, nor only good,
But prompt to pardon too;
Of plenteous mercy to all those
Who for thy mercy sue.

5 To my repeated humble prayer,
O LORD, attentive be;

When troubled, I on thee will call,
For thou wilt answer me.

6 Among the gods there's none like thee, O LORD, alone divine!

To thee as much inferior they,

As are their works to thine.

7 Therefore their great Creator, thee,
The nations shall adore;
Their long-misguided prayers and praise
To thy bless'd Name restore.

8 All shall confess thee great, and great
The wonders thou hast done;
Confess thee GOD, the GOD supreme,
Confess thee GoD alone.

9 Teach me thy way, O LORD, and I
From truth shall ne'er depart;
In rev'rence to thy sacred Name
Devoutly fix my heart.

10 Thee will I praise, O LORD my GOD,
Praise thee with heart sincere,
And to thy everlasting Name
Eternal trophies rear.

11 Thy boundless mercy shown to me
Transcends my power to tell;
For thou hast oft redeem'd my soul
From lowest deeps of hell.

12 And thou thy constant goodness didst To my assistance bring:

Of patience, mercy, and of truth,
Thou everlasting spring!

From the lxxxvii. Psalm of David.

1 GOD'S temple crowns the holy mount, The LORD there condescends to dwell; His Sion's gates, in his account,

Our Israel's fairest tents excel :
Yea, glorious things of thee we sing
O city of th' Almighty King!

2 Of honor'd Sion we aver,
Illustrious throngs from her proceed;
Th' Almighty shall establish her,

And shall enrol her holy seed:
Yea, for his people he shall count
The children of his favor'd mount.
8 He'll Sion find with numbers fill'd
Who celebrate his matchless praise;
Who, here in hallelujahs skill'd,

In heaven their harps and hymns shall

raise:

Sion, seat of Israel's King, Be mine to drink thy living spring!

From the lxxxviii. Psalm of David.

1 GOD of my life, O LORD most high,
To thee by day and night I cry;
Vouchsafe my mournful voice to hear,
To my distress ircline thine ear.

2 Like those whose strength and hopes ar fled,

They number me among the dead;
Like those who, shrouded in the grave,
From thee no more remembrance hav

3 Wilt thou by miracle revive
The dead whom thou forsook'st alive?
Shall the mute grave thy love confess,
A mould'ring tomb thy faithfulness?
4 To thee, O LORD, I cry forlorn,
My prayer prevents the early morn:
Why hast thou, LORD, my soul forsook,
Nor once vouchsafed a gracious look?
5 Companions dear, and friends beloved,
Far from my sight thou hast removed:
GOD of my life, O LORD most high,
Vouchsafe to hear my mournful cry!

From the lxxxix. Psalm of David.

1 THY mercies, LORD, shall be my song My song on them shall ever dwell; To ages yet unborn, my tongue

Thy never-failing truth shall tell.

2 I have affirm'd, and still maintain,
Thy mercy shall for ever last;
Thy truth, that does the heavens sustain,
Like them shall stand for ever fast.

8 Thus spak'st thou by thy prophet's voice "With David I a league have made; To him, my servant, and my choice,

By solemn oath this grant convey'd: 4 "While earth, and seas, and skies endure Thy seed shall in my sight remain; To them thy throne I will ensure,

They shall to endless ages reign." 5 For such stupendous truth and love, Both heaven and earth just praises owe, By choirs of angels sung above,

And by assembled saints below.

6 What seraph of celestial birth

To vie with Israel's GOD shall dare? Or who among the gods of earth

With our Almighty LORD compare? 7 With reverence and religious dread, His saints should to his temple press; His fear through all their hearts should spread,

Who his almighty Name confess. 8 LORD GOD of armies. who can boast Of strength or power like thine renown'd? Of such a num'rous, faithful host,

As that which does thy throne surround?