delight verse 5 5 In him all Glories meet His Greatness knows no bound What other Gods do claim In him is only found verse 6 6 Who as at first He all things made Still rules o're all By all obey'd verse 7 7 All things in Heav'n above Are subject to his will The Earth and Seas below His pleasure do fulfil At his Command From the Worlds end Vapours to frame The Clouds ascend Lightnings from thence burst out And Rains are poured down He brings his boyst'rous Winds From Treasuries unknown verse 13 13 Thy name and thy Memorial For ever Lord Continue shall Psalm CXXXVI As the 148. Psalm verse 1 1 GIve thanks unto the Lord That is so kind and good Whose mercies firmly last As they have ever stood verse 2 2 To this great King All Gods do bow verse 3 3 Angels above And Pow'rs below verse 4 4 His works our wonder raise verse 5 5 The Heav'ns his wisdom made verse 6 6 And he th' out-stretched Earth Above the Waters laid verse 7 7 He made the Sun verse 8 8 The Days great Light verse 9 9 The Moon and Stars To rule the Night verse 10 10 Egypts first-born he smote verse 11 11 And by his pow'rful hand verse 12 12 He brake off Israels Yoke And brought them from that Land His Mercies shown To Ages past Eternally Shall spring and last verse 13 13 The parted Sea made way verse 14 14 For Israel to pass verse 15 15 There the pursuing Host Of Pharaoh drowned was verse 16 16 His people through The Desert led By Miracles Were daily fed verse 17 17 18 Kings that oppos'd their way verse 19 19 20 Sihon and Og he smote verse 21 21 And made their fruitful land verse 22 22 Fall to his peoples Lot His Mercies shown To Ages past Eternally Shall spring and last verse 23 23 He sav'd us when our State verse 24 24 Was low and sore opprest verse 25 25 Food to all flesh he gives verse 26 26 The God of Heav'n be blest Whose Mercies shown To Ages past Eternally Shall spring and last Psalm CXXXVIII verse 1 1 TO magnify the Lord my Soul Thy best affections raife Angels shall hear my Songs and be The Partners of my praise verse 2 2 Within thy Church thy constant truth And goodness I 'll proclaim These raise my wonder and advance The Glories of thy Name verse 3 3 In my distress to thee I cry'd And thou my Pray'r didst hear Thou didst support me with thy strength And with thy comforts cheer verse 4 4 Kings shall thy promis'd goodness know And take occasion thence verse 5 5 To praise thy Mercy and admire Thy ways of Providence verse 6 6 God from his high and Glorious Throne The lowly views and owns But scorns the proud and on their height With indignation frowns verse 7 7 Thy former kindnesses prevent My fears when in distress Thy hand shall save me from my Foes Thy Pow'r their wrath repress verse 8 8 Thy never-failing Goodness will Compleat what is begun O never suffer thine own work Nor me to be undone Psalm CXXXIX As the 100. Psalm verse 1 1 LOrd when I have to do with thee In vain I seek to be conceal'd verse 2 2 Thou know'st me perfectly to thee My very thoughts are all reveal'd verse 3 3 Both when I sit and when I rise My walking and my lying down verse 4 4 To thee my works and all my words Better than to my self are known verse 5 5 On every side within the reach Of thine encircling Arm I lie verse 6 6 Whose force I neither can resist Nor scape the notice of thine Eye verse 7 7 Whither can I retire and find A place where God do's never come verse 8 8 His Glories I should meet in Heav'n His Pow'r had I in Hell a room verse 9 9 Could I remove to th' utmost Sea Wing'd with the swiftest Morning ray verse 10 10 Thy hand that thither must support My flight would my abode betray verse 11 11 If o're my sins I think to draw The blackest Curtains of the Night verse 12 12 All will be clear to thee for what We Darkness call to thee is Light verse 13 13 My inmost Reins by thee possess'd With all th' affections seated there To thee that made'st those hidden Springs Within the Womb must needs appear Part. II. verse 14 14 In all thy works O Lord I see The Footsteps of thy wond'rous skill And to excite my praise I find Within my self more wonders still verse 15 15 Unseen by all when form'd within The dark recesses of the Womb Before the fine Embroidery Of parts was to perfection come verse 16 16 In that rude Mass thou didst discern The daily growth of every part And what th' Eternal mind had fram'd Was copied out with curious art verse 17 17 Lord I admire the various thoughts And the wise Counsels of thy mind Their sum is infinite yet all Are dear to me because they 're kind verse 18 18 Their number 's greater than the sand Which whilst my busy thoughts run o're I sleep and sind when I awake I 'm only where I was before verse 23 23 Lord since my thoughts accuse me not Of living in a false disguise I 'm less afraid to undergo The Tryal of thy piercing Eyes verse 24 24 Search me and if thou see'st that I Unwillingly have done amiss Correct my errours and reduce My wandrings to the way of Bliss Psalm CXXXIX Another Metre verse 1 1 WHen Lord I deal with thee in vain I seek to be conceal'd verse 2 2 Thou know'st me perfectly my thoughts To thee are all reveal'd verse 3 3 Both when I sit and when I rise Walking and lying down verse 4 4 My works and words better to thee Than to my selfs are known verse 5 5 Ever within the reach of thine Encircling Arm I lie verse 6 6 Whose force I neither can resist Nor scape thy piercing Eye verse 7 7 In vain where God do's never come I seek to find a Seat verse 8 8 For plac'd in Hell thy Pow'r in Heav'n Thy Glories I should meet verse 9 9 Could I remove to th' utmost Sea Wing'd with the Mornings Ray verse 10 10 Thy hand that must support my flight Would my abode betray verse 11 11 If o're my sins I think to draw The Curtains of the Night verse 12 12 All 's clear to thee for what we call Darkness to thee is Light verse 13 13 My Reins by thee possess'd with all Th' affections seated there To thee that mad'st within the Womb Those hidden Springs appear Part. II. verse 14 14 In all thy works O Lord I see Footsteps of wond'rous skill And in my selfs t' excite my praise I find more wonders still verse 15 15 When form'd unseen within the dark Recesses of the Womb Before th' Embroidery of Parts Was to perfection come verse 16 16 In that rude Mass thou didst discern The growth of every part And what
that pardons all thy sins He that in sickness makes thee found verse 4 4 It 's he redeemed from the Grave Thy Life with Love and Mercy Crown'd verse 5 5 It 's he that fills thy mouth with good And all thy just desires supplies Who like the Eagles makes thine Age To a renewed youth arise verse 6 6 From his strict justice sure relief Oppressed Innocence shall find verse 7 7 Moses and Israel knew his ways And th' inclinations of his mind verse 8 8 Abundant Mercies flow from God Love is his Nature and Delight verse 9 9 Slow is his wrath and tho' he chides Intends not to destroy us quite His Anger in its rise and stay From Rules of Justice never swerves verse 10 10 And when he punishes our faults The measure 's less than sin deserves verse 11 11 As Heav'n is far above the Earth So his Rewards exceed our Love verse 12 12 Farther than East is from the West His pardon do's our sins remove Part. II. verse 13 13 A father's pity to his Child Resembles God's tho' shorter far verse 14 14 For he considers our weak Frame That only quickned Dust we are verse 15 15 Mans days are like the Grass or Flow'r That in the Field its beauty shows verse 16 16 But fades with every blasting wind And then its former place none knows verse 17 17 But Gods Eternal Truth and Love Is to good men and to their race verse 18 18 Those that his Laws and Covenant keep His favour ever will embrace verse 19 19 This they may well expect from him Whose Throne is plac'd in Heav'n above Whose mighty Pow'r and Soveraign Rule Extends o're all that Live and Move verse 20 20 Bless God ye Angels who in strength And ready services transcend verse 21 21 Bless him ye Hosts and Ministers Who all to do his will attend verse 22 22 All ye his works that subject are In every place to his controul Bless ye your Maker and with them Join in his praises O my Soul Psalm CIII Another Metre verse 1 1 MY Soul bless thou the Lord his Name All Pow'rs within me bless verse 2 2 O never let his favours be Lost in unthankfulness verse 3 3 It 's he forgives thy sins and do's Thy sicknesses remove verse 4 4 It 's he redeems thee from the Grave And Crowns thy Life with Love verse 5 5 It 's he that fills thy mouth with good Thy just desires supplies Who like the Eagles makes thine Age To a new youth arise verse 6 6 From his strict justice sure relief Wrong'd Innocence shall find verse 7 7 Moses his ways and Israel knew Th' Intentions of his mind verse 8 8 The Lord is kind and Goodness is His Nature and Delight verse 9 9 Slow is his wrath and tho' he chides Would not destroy us quite His anger in its rise and stay From Justice never swerves verse 10 10 And when he punishes our faults It 's less than sin deserves verse 11 11 As Heav'n do's far exceed the Earth So his Rewards our Love verse 12 12 Farther than East is from the West He do's our sins remove Part. II. verse 13 13 A Father's pity to his Child Than God's is lesser far verse 14 14 For he considers our weak Frame And knows that Dust we are verse 15 15 Mans days are like the Grass or Flow'r Fresh when it 's newly blown verse 16 16 But fades with every blasting wind Whose place no more is known verse 17 17 But God is true and ever kind To good men and their Race verse 18 18 Those that his Laws and Covenant keep His favour will embrace verse 19 19 This they may surely hope from him Whose Throne 's in Heav'n above Whose Soveraign Empire do's extend O're all that live and move verse 20 20 Bless God ye Angels who in strength And services transcend verse 21 21 Bless him ye Hosts and Ministers Who all his will attend verse 22 22 All ye his works in every place Subject to his controul Bless ye your Maker and with them Join in his praise my Soul Psalm CIV As the 100. Psalm verse 1 1 MY Soul for ever bless the Lord To this his Greatness do's invite Honour and Majesty 's his Robe verse 2 2 His beauteous vesture splendid light He as a Tent the Heav'ns extends verse 3 3 Whose Rooms on liquid Waters stay Clouds are his Chariot and the Winds With their Wing'd Wheels mete out his way verse 4 4 Angels as swift as air as bright As flames with quick obedience move To publish and effect below His pleasure giv'n in charge above verse 5 5 The Earths foundations are unknown No Pillars rais'd its weight to bear And yet no pow'r can make it move Tho' it hangs loose in fluid air verse 6 6 The Earths first covering was the Deep Whose Waves the Highest Hills surpass'd verse 7 7 Till at thy check and thunders voice They shrank and fled away in hast verse 8 8 The Mountains by hid ways they climb Thence to the lower Vales descend Till in the Sea whence first they came At last their winding courses end verse 9 9 In vain the Oceans swelling Pride Threatens again the Earth to cover It 's fixed bounds no rising Tides Without new leave can e're pass over Part. II. verse 10 10 He from the Hills through secret veins Causes the Crystal Springs to burst verse 11 11 They glide through Vallies where the Beasts And the wild Asses quench their thirst verse 12 12 There Birds are taught with curious Art Their Nests in shady Boughs to raise And by their chearful Notes reprove Our Silence in our Makers praise verse 13 13 Nor can the higher grounds which gape For thirst complain that they 're forgot Clouds big with show'rs on them distill And water every barren plot verse 14 14 By his Command th' enriched Earth Food for all Creatures do's produce The Grass springs up to serve the Beasts And Herbs for Mans peculiar use verse 15 15 Rich Wine that chears mans heart and Oyl That makes his Countenance look bright Bread the support of Life all made To serve our needs or our delight verse 16 16 Trees that on barren Hills are plac'd Need not be water'd by our care Where Lebanon do's highest rise Cedars are ever fresh and fair verse 17 17 There Birds obtain secure retreat Storks for their dwelling chuse the Pine verse 18 18 Wild Goats find refuge in the Hills Conies in Rocks they undermine Part. III. verse 19 19 The Moon whose varied Face we see Measures the Seasons of the Year And having run his daily course The Sun knows when to set and where verse 20 20 Darkness as well as day thou mak'st 'T is Night that brings wild Beasts abroad verse 21 21 Fierce Lyons roaring for their prey By hunger taught leek meat from God verse 22 22 At the Suns rise those scattered Beasts Crowd to their Dens with hasty flight verse 23 23 Men
share the Day whose work begins And ends together with the Light verse 24 24 Great God! how various are thy works Created all with wonderous skill Thy Blessings Lord enrich the Earth verse 25 25 And the Seas spacious bosom fill Whose yielding Waves the Ships divide There Fishes move of different size verse 26 26 And there the great Leviathan Do's play and Mans attempts despise verse 27 27 These all wait humbly to receive Thine Alms of seasonable food verse 28 28 And what thine opened hand bestows They gather and are fill'd with good Part. IV. verse 29 29 If God but in displeasure frown The whole Creation needs must mourn If he with-holds his breath or theirs They die and to their dust return verse 30 30 His quickning spirit when it breaths All things with Life and Joy endues His pow'rful word that made the Earth At first its Face again renews verse 31 31 While this Worlds Frame and Order lasts Gods Glory never can beless And what his wisdom made so good His favour will delight to bless verse 32 32 But let not sinful Man presume Gods dreadful Anger to provoke Whose Look can cause the Earth to quake His Touch make proudest Hills to smoak verse 33 33 The Great imployment of my Life Shall be to praise this mighty Lord verse 34 34 To meditate his Love and Works The sweetest pleasure will afford verse 35 35 While Sinners from the Earth consume No place or thought regard them more Bless thou thy Maker O my Soul Let Heav'n and Earth his Name adore Psalm CIV Another Metre verse 1 1 BLess thou the Lord my Soul to this His greatness do's invite Honour and Majesty 's his Robe verse 2 2 His Vesture splendid Light verse 3 3 He as a Tent the Heav'ns extends Whose Rooms on Waters stay Clouds are his Chariot and the Winds Wing'd Wheels mete out his way verse 4 4 Angels as swift as air as bright As flames attend and move His pleasure to effect below That 's giv'n in charge above verse 5 5 The Earths foundations are unknown Its weight no Pillars bear Yet none can move it tho' it hangs Loose in the yielding air verse 6 6 The Earths first covering was the Deep Whose Waves the Hills surpass'd verse 7 7 Till at thy check and thunders voice They shrank and fled in haste verse 8 8 The Mountains by hid ways they climb Thence to the Vales descend Till in the Sea whence first they came Their winding courses end verse 9 9 In vain the Oceans swelling pride Threatens the Earth to cover Its fixed bounds no swelling Tides Can without leave pass over Part. II. verse 10 10 He from the Hills by secret veins Makes Crystal Springs to burst verse 11 11 The watered Valleys give all Beasts Drink to allay their thirst verse 12 12 There Birds are taught their artful Nests In shady boughs to raise Whose cheerful notes our silence shame In our Creators praise verse 13 13 Nor can the higher grounds which gape For thirst say they 're forgot Clouds big with show'rs on them distill And water every plot verse 14 14 By his Command th' enriched Earth Do's food for all produce The Grass springs up to serve the Beasts And Herbs for humane use verse 15 15 Rich Wine that chears Mans Heart and Oyl That makes his Face look bright Bread the support of Life all serve Our Needs or our Delight verse 16 16 The Trees on barren Hills will thrive Unwatered by our care Cedars i' th' heights of Lebanon Are ever fresh and fair verse 17 17 There Birds find sure retreat the Stork Dwells in the lofty Pine verse 18 18 Wild Goats in Hills Conies are safe In Rocks they undermine Part. III. verse 19 19 The Moons oft-varied face do's show The Seasons of the Year After his daily course the Sun Knows when to set and where verse 20 20 Darkness as well as Light thou mak'st Night brings wild Beasts abroad verse 21 21 The hungry Lyons roar for prey And seek their meat from God verse 22 22 At the Suns rising to their Dens They crowd with hasty flight verse 23 23 Men share the day whose work 's begun And finisht with the light verse 24 24 Great God! how various are thy works All made with wond'rous skill Thy blessings Lord enrich the Earth verse 25 25 And Seas large bosom fill There go the Ships and there do move Fishes of different size verse 26 26 There great Leviathan do's play And Mans attempts despise verse 27 27 These all wait to receive thine Alms Of seasonable food verse 28 28 They gather what thine hand bestows And all are fill'd with good Part. IV. verse 29 29 If God but in displeasure frown All Creatures needs must mourn If he with-holds their breath they die And to their Dust return verse 30 30 His quickning spirit when it breaths All things with life endues His pow'rful word that made the Earth Its face again renews verse 31 31 Whilst this Worlds Frame and Order lasts Gods Fame will ne're be less And what his Wisdom made so good Will still delight to bless verse 32 32 But let not sinful man presume Gods anger to provoke Whose look can cause the Earth to quake His Touch make Hills to smoak verse 33 33 My life 's great business shall be this To praise this Mighty Lord verse 34 34 To meditate his Love and Works The sweetest Joys afford verse 35 35 While Sinners from the Earth consume No place regards them more Bless thou the Lord my Soul his name Let Heav'n and Earth adore Psalm CV verse 1 1 O Let us all give thanks to God And call upon his Name His gracious and his mighty works To all the World proclaim verse 2 2 Let us in Songs and sacred Hymns Our great Creator bless And what his pow'rful hand has wrought Our joyful tongues express verse 3 Give to the Lords most holy Name The praise that is his due And your unfeigned inward joys By chearful voices shew verse 4 4 Within his Sanctuary let Your Pray'rs to him be made Your hopes upon his favour rest And his Almighty aid verse 5 5 O let the works that he hath done Your admiration move Think on the judgments of his mouth And wonders of his Love verse 7 7 We glory that this mighty Lord Us for his people owns Whose judgments make th' amazed Earth To tremble when he frowns verse 8 8 His Covenant with his people made He ever call'd to mind And will his promises fulfil To Ages still behind Psalm CVI. verse 1 1 O Render thanks unto the Lord For he alone is good His mercies they continue sure As they have ever stood verse 2 2 But equal to thy Glories height None can their voices raise Nor as Gods mighty Acts deserve Can shew forth all his praise verse 3 3 O happy they who thy just Laws Observe with due regard And by well-doing to receive Gods mercies are prepar'd
Lord Whose pleasure 't is to do his will verse 2 2 His Seed shall be renown'd on Earth His happy race shall flourish still verse 3 3 His House with plenty shall be fill'd And as his wealth and stores increase His Bounty is enlarg'd no fear Of future want do's make it less verse 4 4 When troubles fall unto his share They 'll in his greater comfort end What kindness God on him bestows The same to others hee 'll extend verse 5 5 He lends assistance to the poor Discreetly orders all his way verse 6 6 Nothing shall move this Righteous Man Or make his Memory decay verse 7 7 No news of threatning dangers can His confidence in God displace verse 8 8 He with undaunted courage looks His Foes securely in the face verse 9 9 God his diffusive Charity With sutable rewards will crown Not only those above bestow But honour here and great renown verse 10 10 Mean while the wicked shall repine With indignation at his Bliss And melt away with grief to see This Man obtain what they shall miss Psalm CXII Another Metre verse 1 1 O Happy man that fears the Lord And joys to do His will verse 2 2 His Seed shall be renown'd on Earth His race shall flourish still verse 3 3 His House with plenty shall be fill'd And as his stores increase His bounty is enlarg'd no fear Of want do's make it less verse 4 4 When troubles fall unto his share They 'll in his comfort end What kindness God on him bestows To others hee 'll extend verse 5 5 He lends assistance to the poor Discreetly guides his way verse 6 6 Nothing shall move this man or make His Memory decay verse 7 7 His Trust in God no threatning News Of Danger can displace verse 8 8 He with undaunted Courage looks His En'emies in the Face verse 9 9 God his diffusive Charity With great Rewards will Crown Both those above bestow and here Honour and great Renown verse 10 10 Mean while the wicked shall repine With envy at his Bliss Consume with grief to see this Man Obtain what they shall miss Psalm CXIII verse 1 1 YE Servants of th' Eternal King To God your cheerful praises sing verse 2 2 Whos 's Name be blest for evermore verse 3 3 His goodness over all is great Where e're the Sun do's rise or set Since all are blest let all adore verse 4 4 O're all the Earth the Lord do's reign And Heav'n's too narrow to contain His Glories that are infinite verse 5 5 Let not poor borrow'd greatness dare With his Perfections to compare Who dwells in uncreated Light verse 6 6 He condescends so far to know Th' affairs of Mortals here below As well as those in Heav'n above verse 7 7 To shew how he o're all things sways He from the Dust the poor do's raise And from his vile estate remove verse 8 8 From thence advances him on high To unexpected Dignity And sets him in a Royal Throne verse 9 9 When Age and Nature both despair He makes the Barren Womb to bear O therefore praise this God alone Psalm CXV At the 100. Psalm verse 1 1 NOT unto us Lord not to us But to thy name the praise we owe To thy free goodness and thy Truth The Springs whence all our Blessings flow verse 2 2 Why should the Heathen ask in scorn Where is the God whom you adore verse 3 3 In Heav'n he Reigns but do's on Earth What e're his will ordain'd before verse 4 4 Silver and Gold their Idols are And all their worth derive from thence With no Divinity inspir'd Since they are void of Life or sense verse 5 5 For tho' the Maker forms an Eye verse 6 6 A Mouth or any other part verse 7 7 He cannot give them sight or breath Nor lively motion by his Art verse 8 8 Fond men to think your Hands can make A God to which our Knees should bow You trust what cannot help it self Statues have sense as much as you Part. II. verse 9 9 All ye that know and fear the Lord In him repose your Confidence verse 10 10 With all that at his Altars wait verse 11 11 He is their helper and defence verse 12 12 God has been mindful of our good And those that fear him still will bless verse 13 13 His Mercies both to small and great verse 14 14 And to their Race shall never cease verse 15 15 O happy state thus to be blest By him that made both Earth and Heav'n verse 16 16 His Throne in Heav'n is plac'd the Earth In kindness he to Man has giv'n verse 17 17 The silent Grave cannot declare Thy wonders nor proclaim thy praise verse 18 18 Wee 'll now begin that Blessed work Which shall continue all our days Psalm CXV Another Metre verse 1 1 LOrd not to us but to thy name We give the praise we owe To thy free goodness and thy truth Whence all our Blessings flow verse 2 2 Why should the Heathen ask us where 's The God whom you adore verse 3 3 In Heav'n he Reigns but do's on Earth What he ordain'd before verse 4 4 Silver and Gold their Idols are Their worth derive from thence With no Divinity inspir'd Since void of Life or sense verse 5 5 For tho' the Maker forms an Eye verse 6 6 A Mouth or other part verse 7 7 He cannot give them sight or breath Motion or Life by Art verse 8 8 Fond men With Hands to make a God To which our Knees should bow You trust what cannot help it self Statues have sense like you Part. II. verse 9 9 All ye that know the Lord in him Repose your confidence verse 10 10 Ye that attend his Altars trust This helper and defence verse 12 12 God has remembred us and those That fear him still will bless verse 13 13 To you and yours both small and great verse 14 14 His mercies ne're shall cease verse 15 15 Oh happy to he blest by him That made both Earth and Heav'n verse 16 16 His Throne 's in Heav'n the Earth to Man In kindness he has given verse 17 17 The Grave thy wonders cannot show Nor celebrate thy praise verse 18 18 Wee 'll now adore thy sacred name And bless thee all our days Psalm CXVI As the 100. Psalm verse 1 1 SInce God so tender a regard To all my poor requests did give verse 2 2 My best affections he shall have And best Devotions whilst I live verse 3 3 Assayl'd with grief and pains that seem'd The sad Forerunners of the Grave verse 4 4 To thee I made request O Lord My life from threatning danger save verse 5 5 Nor did I cry to God in vain Nor did his Mercy come too late verse 6 6 But when my skill was at a loss His kindness rais'd my low estate verse 7 7 God and thy self my Soul enjoy In quiet rest freed from thy fears verse 8 8 Who sav'd thy Life
10 10 This Mighty King shall ever Reign As he do's ever Live Let all the World he rules to him Eternal praises give Psalm CXLVII As the 100. Psalm verse 1 1 O Blest imployment of our Lives To praise the God whom we adore How grateful to our selves and him Nothing becomes a good man more verse 2 2 The Lord of old the broken state Of Captive Israel did repair verse 3 3 The sorrowful and broken hearts He binds and heals with tender care verse 4 4 He numbers all the Stars and knows What vertue comes to us from thence For 't is from him they borrow all Their Lustre and their Influence verse 5 5 Unsearchable his wisdom is His pow'r so great it knows no bound verse 6 6 He raises up the meek and throws The stubborn Sinners to the ground Part. II. verse 7 7 To God your chearful praises sing Whose bounty all things do's maintain verse 8 8 Who covers Heav'n with watry Clouds And for the Earth prepares the rain He makes the tender Grass to grow On Mountains which are parch'd and dry verse 9 9 Wild Beasts are fed without our care And the young Ravens when they cry verse 15 15 All Creatures haste t' obey his word verse 16 16 Like softest Wooll he sends the Snows verse 17 17 His Crystal Ice like Morsels casts And the Hoar-frosts like ashes strows None can endure his piercing cold verse 18 18 But at his word warm winds do blow Then Rocks of Ice are soon dissolv'd And the congealed Waters flow verse 19 19 All see these works to Israel He greater favours did afford The clearer knowledge of his will And Laws they had Praise ye the Lord. Psalm CXLVII Another Metre verse 1 1 HOW well we are imploy'd to praise The Lord whom we adore How grateful to our selves and him Nothing becomes us more verse 2 2 The Lord of old the broken state Of Isra'el did repair verse 3 3 The sorrowful and broken hearts He heals with tender care verse 4 4 He numbers all the Stars and knows What vertue comes from thence For 't is from him they borrow all Their Light and Influence verse 5 5 Unsearchable his wisdom is His Pow'r admits no bound verse 6 6 He raises up the meek and throws Proud Sinners to the ground Part. II. verse 7 7 To God your chearful praises sing That all things do's maintain verse 8 8 Who covers Heav'n with Clouds and for The Earth prepares the rain He makes the tender Grass to grow On Mountains parch'd and dry verse 9 9 Wild Beasts need not our care he feeds Young Ravens when they cry verse 15 15 All Creatures haste t' obey his word verse 16 16 Like Wooll he sends the Snows verse 17 17 His Crystal Ice like Morsels casts Hoar-frosts like ashes strows None can abide his piercing cold verse 18 18 He bids warm Winds to blow Then Rocks of Ice dissolve and soon Congealed Rivers flow verse 19 19 All see these works to Israel More grace he did afford The clearer knowledge of his will And Laws Praise ye the Lord. Psalm CXLVIII verse 1 1 TO laud the Heav'nly King Let all their voices raise verse 2 2 Ye Angels first begin The great Creator's praise verse 3 3 Let Sun and Moon And every Star His Glory show That 's brighter far verse 4 4 Ye Regions of the air And watry Clouds that move Within the liquid Skie verse 5 5 Praise ye the Lord above Whose pow'rful word Made you to be verse 6 6 And fix'd your bounds By his Decree verse 7 7 All that the Earth do's bear Whales in the Depths conceal'd verse 8 8 Lightnings and Hail and Snow Vapours to Ice congeal'd The stormy Winds Rais'd at his will Which at his word Are calm'd and still verse 9 9 Praise him ye Mountains high And Hills that lower are Cedars with lofty heads And Trees that fruit do bear verse 10 10 Beasts that in Fields Or Pastures lye Both creeping things And Fowls that fly verse 11 11 Ye Kings that Scepters sway People of meaner Birth Princes that rule the World And Judges of the Earth verse 12 12 Let every Sex And every Age verse 13 13 To praise the name Of God engage His Glories all that shines In Earth and Heav'n excel verse 14 14 He special mercy show'd T' his people Israel A people dear And highly rais'd His Holy Name Be ever prais'd Psalm CL. verse 1 1 PRaise God within that sacred place Where he his Grace bestows Your wondering thoughts to Heaven raise Where he his Glory shows verse 2 2 Let all his Mighty Acts of Pow'r Your inward Passions move That your Acknowledgments may suit The Greatness of his Love verse 3 3 Musicks soft notes and louder sounds verse 4 4 Of Instruments imploy verse 5 5 T' excite Devotion and attend The triumphs of your joy verse 6 6 Since all to this Creator owe That Breath by which they live Let every thing that breaths to him Their chearful praises give Select Hymns Taken out of the NEW TESTAMENT And used in the CHURCH-SERVICE Hymn I. Benedictus The Song of Zacharias Luc. 1.68 LET Isr'els pow'rful God and King Eternally be blest Who came from Heav'n to visit us And all our Bonds releas'd In Davids House a Saviour rais'd To sit upon his Throne This ever since the World began His Prophets have fore-shown That he would save us from the Pow'r And Malice of our Foes And would perform the Mercy he T' our Fathers did disclose To call to mind how he engag'd His Truth by Covenant His solemn Oath to Abraham sworn That he his Grace would grant To serve him without fear from all Our Adversaries free'd And to continue all our days A Holy Life to lead And thou blest Child to this high Lord Shalt have a Prophets place Like a preparing Harbinger Shalt go before his Face By the Remission of Mens sins To make Salvation known Gods tender mercy when this Sun Arose to all was shown He will our sad and dismal state With Light and Comfort bless And guide our feet into the way Of Peace and Happiness Hymn II. Magnificat As the 100. Psalm The Song of the Bl. Virgin Luc. 1.46 MY Soul doth magnify the Lord In thee my spirit do's rejoice My God and Saviour who deserv'st The Praises of my heart and voice For to his humble Handmaids state He show'd regard when 't was deprest All Ages shall from henceforth judge Me Happy and shall call me Blest He that is Great hath done to me Great things and Holy is his Name His Mercy through all Ages is To them that fear him still the same He with his Arm his strength hath show'd Confounded what the proud men thought Put down the Mighty from their Seat And rais'd them who are set at nought He fill'd the Hungry Souls with good The Full and Rich for want complain'd His Mercy he has call'd to mind And Israel his help has gain'd The