Faithfull be And keep the Laws transmitted here to Thee Their Throne like Thine shall stand and be as Great VII For I have Sion made my Rest The place which I of all the World love best My house for ever where I choose to dwell All Her Provisions I will bless And thence Her poor shall look for their increase And when they see it wonder how it fell VIII There shall her Priests my Praises sing And with Loud Shouts My Saints their Offrings bring The Horn of David there I 'll make to bud An Horn of Plenty full and green Where some New blossoms ever shall be seen Whose fruit's as generous as the root is good IX There for my King I 'll set a light My eye shall make it burn and keep it bright Obscurity shall on His Foes be cast Cover'd with shame they shall ly down But on His head I 'll put a glorious Crown And I who put it on will hold it fast Psalm CXXXIII Ecce quam bonum quam c. I. BLest day wherein I live to see The Tribes like Brethren all agree Like Brethren striving who shall my best Subjects be II. God has by them restor'd my Crown And they secur'd what was their Own For what on me they pour'd upon themselves fell down III. Th' Annointing Oyl they on me spent On them in Acts of Favour went As if for them as much as me the Oyl was meant IV. Like that which on the High-Priest shed At first it only wet His head But then o're beard and cloaths and all was quickly spred V. Or like those mists which from the Main The sun draws up to send again In dews first on the Hills and then the humble Plain VI. With such th' Almighty loves to dwell And Souls agreed His Praise can tell How on them blessings when on others vengeance fell Psalm CXXXIV Ecce nunc benedicite c. I. PRaise Him Ye Servants of th' Eternal King Who alwayes in His Temple stay Till your loud songs the cheerful Morning bring And having chas'd the Night away Call to attend your Sacrifice the rising day II. And as you praise Him let your thankfull hands Their part in all the Service bear They have their language which He understands Though none beside their voice do's hear For them reserves His eye and for your lips His Ear III. The Lord from Sion on Thy Borders reign Showers like that Heav'n which sends them free Return Thy Blessings on Thee back again Let them Thine own and greater be That Gods who Heav'n and Earth did make all for Thee Psalm CXXXV Laudate nomen Domini c. I. YE Servants of th' Immortal King His Masters of request below To whom when We our just Petitions bring Immediately to Heav'n they go And by your means who there attend I' th' flames which burn the Sacrifice ascend To His Great Name which He delights to raise Though far above your reach direct your Praise II. There 's none like Him so full of love On whom you can your praise bestow And if great Goodness can affection move Then praise His Name for that is so For Jacobs seed He gave His voice And plac'd His Treasure where He made His choice So great that none can contradict His will But when they most resist it most fulfill III. His Pleasure Heav'n and Earth obey And Laws which He first gave them keep He chains the Sea and bounding sands do's lay For mighty fetters on the Deep Causes thick vapours to ascend And in one cloud moist Hail and fire do's blend Out of His Treasures brings th' unruly wind And Captive Tempests with strong Cords do's bind IV. In Egypt when He did begin Thus He their First Born would not spare The Beasts were punisht for their Masters sin Under the Curse because they were His Wonders God before Him sent And thither afterwards in Person went Egypt Thou saw'st His hand i' th mid'st of Thee When Pharaoh who did bear it Would not see V. He mighty Kingdoms overthrew Scattred their Forces slew their Kings And Victory which abroad at Pleasure flew Made serve at home without her wings Sehon and Ogg before Him fell In whose Possessions Faithfull Israel dwell That Promised Land which He their Fathers gave Who from that gift their surest Title have VI. Eternal God like Thee Thy Name Endures to all Eternity And as Its Power is constantly the same So shall Its just Memorial be For Thou wilt for Thy People rise Subdue and Scatter all their Enemies That under yoaks they shall no more remain But to Thy House and City be restor'd again VII Dumb Idols shall not Thee withstand Nor thousand Gods fond men adore For all though fashion'd by the Workmans hand Remain the Clay they were before Dull Clay which neither sees nor hears Though Art has given them eyes and made them ears Most Easy Gods to whom when any cry They therefore grant because they can't deny VIII Without or Speech or breath or sense Though they of All the Organs have In vain is help to be expected thence Where 's not enough themselves to save Blind Deities but blinder they Who knowing it to their own Work will pray Ne're thinking that it cannot to them turn And that one fire will god and Incense burn IX But Thou O Israel Bless Thy Lord O House of Aaron bless His Name And you who serve at th' Altar by His Word With coales from thence encrease your Flame Let joy in every Face appear And bless the Lord whom you have made your Fear From Sion bless Him who reigns King above But at Jerusalem is The God of Love Psalm CXXXVI Consitemini Domino Quoniam c. I. OPraise The Lord for He is Good And let the World His love adore For though His Power may aw them more His Love guards those who are by that withstood His Mercies have been ever sure And to Eternity endure II. Praise Him who o're all gods do's reign The God of Gods of Kings the King To whom all Thrones this Homage bring What He first gave them to resign again His Mercies have been ever sure And to Eternity endure III. All that We see His hand has done Who makes His Mighty Power appear With wonder strikes us and with fear For His own sake He did it and alone His Mercies have been ever sure And to Eternity endure IV. He made the Heav'ns that glorious space Which has no bound and knows no end Whose greatness man can comprehend As little as that God who made the Place His Mercies have been ever sure And to Eternity endure V. The Flood at first hid all the Land Till He rais'd it above the Flood Where it unmov'd e're since has stood He stretcht it out by reaching out His hand His Mercies have been ever sure And to Eternity endure VI. The Lamps of Heav'n ow all their light To Him who caus'd them first to shine He on them
that he To the All-seeing eye conceal'd shall be X. Arise O God to strike lift up Thy hand And on Thy En'mies let it fall That those who daily for Thy mercy call May thence Thy pitty understand That Thou do'st not their miseries forget But that their helps shall like their pains be great XI Why should the Wicked man Thy Power despise Or whilest Thou only dost forbear Think that indeed Thou canst not see or hear Deaf as himself to th' poor mans cryes For Thou hast seen and wilt his rage requite That by Thy hand he shall confess Thy sight XII With Thee the Poor entrusted has his wayes And Thou preserv'st the Fatherless To Thee he makes his suppliant address And on Thy mighty goodness stayes Therefore appear and by one fatall blow The wicked and his wickedness o'rethrow XIII Then as Sole Monarch Thou o're all shalt reign When thus Thou hast secur'd Thy land When thus they fall who slighted Thy command And all their spoils resign again When on the heathen Thou Thy chain shalt lay And make their proud Usurpers to obey XIV For this the humble and opprest do pray With groans that God delights to hear Though not to see the mis'ries which they bear For them He feels as well as they Arise then Lord to help the Fatherless Nor let the Sons of Earth Heav'ns seed oppress Psalm XI In Domino confido c. I. I Know my trust on whom I have believ'd So certain that I cannot be deceiv'd God is my rock and all in vain You like a bird to th' hills would have me fly For he who can this rock but gain His En'mies arrows may defie The bird whose feathers wing them never soar'd so high II. I saw the wicked draw the fatall bow And from the string I saw the arrow go It level'd was at the upright And had assur'dly sunk into his heart His Innocence had been the White Had not th' Almighty took his part And on his head who shot it turn'd the vengeful dart III. Th' Almighty God whose power all things sustains Heav'ns dreadful King who in His Temple reigns And with a look all hearts do's try Sentencing every work and word and thought There as they all unform'd do lye E're they are to perfection brought And into all their several shapes and fashions wrought IV. He sees the Righteous and the Wicked too Without His help what can the Righteous do They are His love but fire and rain And floods of Brimstone on th' unjust He 'l poure Fire which shall ne're be quench'd again But light those rivers with its shower Whose burning gulf at once shall both drown and devour V. Such is the mixture fills the wickeds Cup A brimfull bowle and he shall drink it up Darkness without one gleam of light Torments which have no measure or allay And after all Eternal night Whil'st God from heav'n shall dart a ray Upon the Just man and be both his Sun and day Psalm XII Salvum me fac Domine c. I. A Rise O God and save 't is time to rise And with Thee bring all Thy supplyes Help for the Faithful man no more Has either place reserv'd or power Is not at all and was but only scorn'd before II. There 's not a just man left they flatter all And Prudence what God hates miscall To one another lye and feign And what they least intend maintain And as their tongue is false their daring heart is vain III. But God such tongues shall cut out and such hearts Wound and strike through with their darts 'Gainst Him and Heav'n they up were thrown But on themselves are all hurl'd down And by the wounds they make they find they are their own IV. Who 's Lord o're us with dev'lish mouth they say Or who is He we should obey That 's I says God now I 'll arise And since my Kingdom you despise And subjects scorn to be you shall be Enemies V. I 'll rise now and in safety set the Poor From all the storms you raise secure That word has said it which is try'd Like Silver seven times purifi'd Pure without any dross too great to be deni'd VI. Thou shalt preserve them Lord by Thy Right hand I' th' midst of a rebellious land Where basest men most honour'd are Some on the Throne some in the Chair And they as Criminalls stand sentenc'd at the Bar. Psalm XIII Usque quo Domine c. I. HOw long my God wilt Thou thus hide Thy face And thus withdraw the presence of Thy grace How long shall I forgotten be As if indeed it were in vain Of all my mis'ries to complain And I might sooner mount the rocks than Thee I look and sigh and wait O come away Why should my En'my triumph when Thou dost but stay II. Arise O God and with Thee bring fresh aid Thy very sight will make my Foes afraid By it o'recome they 'll fall asleep Too weak to bear Thy glorious sight Will here begin their endless night Whil'st Thou my eyes shalt ever waking keep Let them not on Thy servants ruine stand Least what Thine only did they challenge to their hand III. Thou art my confidence in Thee I trust And though I am afflicted God is just I in His mercy shall rejoice In that Salvation He has brought In that deliverance He has wrought Something my heart shall do something my voice Both heart and voice in songs of praise shall move And since I am Thy Care Lord Thou shalt be my Love Another Version of the same By M. M. B. I. HOw long O God shall I forgottenly As one cast from Thy memory Wilt Thou from me Thy face for ever hide For so that time which nothing is to Thee Seems an Eternity to mee Who only on Thy favour have rely'd II. Wilt Thou no period to my griefs allow But fresh afflictions on me throw Which I as little as Thy wrath can bear To see my Enemies triumphing stand And my self stoop to their command Who only Thee and Thy command should fear III. In mercy Lord again remember mee And from Oppressors set me free Unto Thy servants prayers attention give Revive his hopes and let Thy glorious light His joys renew that in Thy sight Though now cast out he may for ever live IV. Why should my Enemy encrease his pride With Thee and conquest on his side And those who trouble me in this rejoice That I am exil'd from Thy resting place The sacred presence of Thy grace Who oft have glori'd that I was Thy choice V. But I have trusted in Thy power and love That Thou wilt all my fears remove And this sure hope with joy so fill my mind That I will now Thy mighty praises sing From whom my happiness shall spring Whose bounty like Thy self is unconfin'd Psalm XIV Dixitinsipiens in corde c. I. THere is no God the fool in 's heart do's say And that his life may
But on Thy God O Israel trust He only is Thy help and shield O house of Aaron flee to Him that 's Just For He is Thine and help will yield All you who fear th' Almighty Lord Upon Him trust and flee unto His Word For He 's your help and He will be your shield And though you flee it is to gain the field VI. The Lord has mindful of us been And He will all Our joyes restore The house of Israel have His blessing seen And He will bless them more and more The house of Aaron He will bless And all who fear Him shall by ' His love encrease 'Twixt rich and poor He do's no difference know But by His blessing both in numbers grow VII Bless'd of that God who all things made Both Earth and Sea and glorious Heaven High Heav'n's His seat and of Him is afraid But He to Man the Earth has given 'T is there that we admire His Wayes Before the grave shut us up and His Praise There will we bless the God in whom we live And as He life to us Him praises give Hallelujah Psalm CXVI Delexi quoniam exaudivit c. I. I Love Thee Lord with my whole heart For Thou dost my petitions hear Because Thou to me hast inclin'd Thine ear And thus propitious to Thy servant art With new requests I 'll ever prove Thee And shew by that I love Thee II. The pains of death enclos'd me round Grief held my heart and teares my eyes My grave stood open and death thence did rise Trouble and Horror on all sides I found Death it self waited underneath Above the pains of Death III. Yet to the Lord I cry'd and said My God Thy help I now implore Deliver me as Thou hast done before When in my trouble I unto Thee pray'd Though I deserv'd to be deni'd Yet to the Lord I cry'd IV. To wrath He 's slow abounds in love Our sins most ready to forgive The Innocent upon His bounty live In Him they live who reigns their God above He help'd me when I was brought low For He to wrath is slow V. Then to Thy rest my Soul return For God has kindly dealt with Thee Thy feet from sliding life from death set free Nor shall Thy failing eyes in sorrow mourn Thy dayes to praise Him are increas'd Return Soul to Thy rest VI. Lord I believe and therefore speak I knew I should Thy Mercy praise Though when afflicted and in rugged wayes One sorrow did my heart and silence break Then I all flesh the ly did give And yet Lord I believe VII What shall I bring and yield the Lord For all His Favours shown to me A thankful heart my sacrifice shall be I 'll praise Him and rely upon His Word New songs of thanks I 'll to Him sing And this at least will bring VIII My Vowes which in distress I made Before His People will I pay His People shall rejoice that solemn day Whilst those who are His En'mies be afraid When He His plagues upon them throws And do's accept My Vowes IX Dear in His sight His servants are He will Himself repay their wrong Though in forbearing He may seem too long It is more deep to strike and not to spare Nor is the death of the upright Less pretious in His sight X. Lord I am Thine and thine will be Thy Handmaids Son whom Thou did'st save My God Himself a ransome for me gave And to a nobler service set me free Thou brake'st my bonds and made'st me mine And now Lord I am Thine XI This will I bring and yield the Lord For all His Favours shown to me A thankful heart my sacrifice shall be I 'll praise Him and rely upon His Word New songs of thanks I 'll to Him sing And this at least will bring XII My Vowes which in distress I made Before His People will I pay His People shall rejoice that solemn day And where I made them there shall see them pai'd Within the Courts of the Lord's House There will I pay my Vowes Hallelujah Psalm CXVII Laudate Dominum Omnes c. I. ALL you who to the Lord your Beings ow All Nations with His blessings crown'd All people through the World renown'd Sing praises to that God who made you so II. To God whose Mercy do's to all extend Is great to us and good to you And with His Truth do's still renew But like Himself knowes neither bound nor end Hallelujah Psalm CXVIII Confitemini Domino quoniam c. I. TO God's Almighty Name sing praise And you who know how good He is Resign to Him what 's truely His And Arches of His own great Mercies raise For like His Word they have been sure And to Eternity endure II. Israel the great Jehova's choice Who all His fearful Works have seen Who His great Care have alwayes been Let Israel now confess with thankful voice His Mercies have been ever sure And to Eternity endure III. Let those who by their place attend And at His Altar daily wait Their own experiences relate Sing as they see the sacred flame ascend His Mercies have been ever sure And to Eternity endure IV. And to advance the Blessed King Let all the Righteous with them join And in a service thus Divine Bear their part too and in the Chorus sing His Mercies have been ever sure And to Eternity endure V. To God on high for help I cri'd Who from His Temple answer'd me Both heard my prayers and set me free The Lord of Host Himself was on my side I will not fear what man can do Since I 've a God to flee unto VI. With those who help'd me He was seen His Presence brought my greatest aid Nothing shall make me now afraid He 'll be my sword who has my Buckler been And when my Foes shall be o'rethrowne I 'll boast of what His hand has done VII Those who their Care on God do cast And know no other will but His Of sure recruits shall never miss But as a Rock i' th' midst of stormes stand fast On God 't is more secure to trust Than man who must return to dust VIII He never yet did any fail Most sure when most reli'd upon And though His Power subscribes to none He lets weak prayers o're Heav'n and Him prevail On God 't is more secure to trust Than Princes who must turn to dust IX Let Barbarous Nations girt me round And for my ruine all engage My trust is plac'd above their rage And stands unshaken on the higher ground For on the Lord of Hosts I 'll call And in His Name destroy them all X. Round let them compass me and round And for my ruine all engage My Trust is plac'd above their rage And stands unshaken on the higher ground For on the Lord of Hosts I 'll call And in His Name destroy them all XI Let them