8. UP to the Hills I lift mine Eyes From whence I look for Aid In God alone my succour lyes That Earth and Heaven made He will sustain thy weaker powers With his Almighty Arm And keep thee with continual care From all surprizing harm The Great Protector of the Saints He slumbers not nor sleeps The Lord thy shade on thy right hand Thy Soul in safety keeps So that thy head the scorching Sun By day shall never smite Nor th'Moon's hurtful influence Distemper thee by night The Lord shall save thee from all Ill And keep thy Soul from sin He shall preserve thy going out And bless thy coming in Hymn V. Psal. 115.1 8 9. LORD not to us but to thy Name Be giv'n the praise we owe To thy rich Goodness and thy Truth Whence all our Blessings flow Whilst Heathens worship sensless Gods Such sensless Fools they be Let Israel trust the Living God Our help and shield is He. 115.12 13 14 17 18. The Lord hath had us in his mind And he will bless us still Ev'n Israel's house and Aaron's too With blessings he shall fill Them that be fearers of the Lord He 'll bless them great and small God shall increase you more and more You and your Children all The dead indeed praise not the Lord They give him no Renown Nor do they thus declare his Name To silence that go down We therefore that are yet alive His praises will record From this time forth for ever more Amen Praise ye the Lord. Hymn VI. Psal. 101.1 7. MErcy and Judgment in my Song United Lord shall be And since from thee they both do flow I 'll sing of both to thee I 'll wisely walk in perfect ways When wilt thou come to me To dwell and rule Lord in my house And bless my Family And that thou may'st be still my guest No sin I will abide But will abandon all the works Of them that turn aside Him that persists in wicked ways I 'll from my house discard No proud or scornful ones befriend Or in the least regard I will look out the faithful men That they may dwell with me And such as walk in righteous ways My Servants they shall be I will no guileful person have Within my walls to dwell Nor in my sight will I abide The man that Lyes doth tell 105.45 That we the better may observe The Statutes of his Word And from his Precepts may not swerve O magnifie the Lord Hymn VII Psal. 127.1 2. EXcept the Lord do build the house Vain are the pains of man Except the Lord the City guard No other Watchman can Your rising early will not do Night-watching frujtless is And eating still the bread of care While God gives sleep to his 37.4 5. Therefore delight thy self in God To him by Faith retire And he shall wisely bring about Thy very heart's desire Commit thy way unto the Lord On him by Faith depend And he shall bring thy just designs Unto a happy end 16.23 24 A little that the Just enjoys Is better far to them Than all the ill-got ill-spent wealth Of many wicked men The Lord that guides a good man's steps Delighteth in his way He is not ruin'd by his falls For God will be his stay 25.35 36 37. In all my life I never yet That liberal man could see Whose Alms reduc'd himself to want Or his to Beggary I 've seen the wicked rise and spread Like Lawrels fresh and green Till total Ruin swept him off As if he ne're had been Mark and behold the perfect man That 's upright in his ways Mercy attends his happy Life And Peace concludes his days Hymn VIII Psal. 16.1 2 3. LORD save me for I trust in thee With all my mind and heart To thee my Soul hath often said My Lord my God thou art My goodness never can extend To thee O Lord above But to thine exc'llent Saints on Earth Whom I entirely love 5 6. God is my Portion all my good From his rich Mercy flows And his kind Providence secures The Blessings he bestows I envy not the Great man's State Nor pine to see his store With what I have I 'm pleased much With what I hope for more 7 8. I bless the Lord who did direct My Soul to chuse aright On which my secret thoughts reflect With comfort every night I still conceiv'd the Lord to stand Before me as my Guide While he doth stand at my right hand I know I shall not slide 9 10 11. Therefore my Heart and Tongue rejoyce In him my Flesh shall trust My Soul shall not remain in Hell Nor Body in the Dust The Path of Life they both shall find And in thy Presence tast Pleasures to full perfection grown And Joys that ever last Hymn IX Psal. 112.1 2. PRaise ye the Lord for blest are those That fear the Lord aright That greatly love his Sacred Laws And do them with delight The upright man's successful seed On Earth shall mighty grow To all that from his Loins descend Shall special Blessings flow 3 4. Riches and Wealth shall in his house Abound from day to day Whilst Graces do adorn his Soul More durable than they In midst of darkness to the Just There springs a joyful Light Gracious he is compassionate And every way upright 5 6 7. He lends assistance to the Poor Discreetly guides his way Nothing shall ever move the Just Nor make his Name decay For any evil tydings told He shall not be afraid But trusting in the Lord alone His heart is fixt and staid 128.4 5 6. Thou art then blest that fearest God And he shall let thee see The promised Jerusalem And her felicity Thou shalt thy Children's Children see To thy great Joys increase Whilst on God's Israel there shall rest Prosperity and Peace Hymn X. Psal. 5.3 130.3 4. LORD thou shalt hear my morning-cry At morning it shall be That I 'll by Faith direct my Prayer And wll look up to thee If thou shouldst mark iniquities Then who should stand O Lord But there 's forgiveness Lord with thee That thou mayst be ador'd 51.9 10. 17.5 Lord hide thine Eyes from all my sin And my misdeeds deface O God make clean my heart within Renew my mind with Grace Uphold my goings Lord my Guide In all thy Paths divine That I may never step aside Out of those ways of thine 27.11 141.3 Lord let me plainly see thy way Where I may safely tread Avoiding all the cunning snares Mine Enemies have laid And set a constant watch before My hasty Mouth O Lord And of my Lips keep thou the door Against each evil word 19.12 13 14. For who can all his Errours see And what lies hid within Lord cleanse me and deliver me From all my secret sin From bold presumptions keep me back Lest they Dominion gain So shall I shun the great offence And upright shall remain Accept my Mouth accept my Heart My words and thoughts each one For my
Redeemer and my Strength O Lord thou art alone Hymn XI Psal. 25.5 7 To the Tune of Psal. 67. LORD lead me in thy Truth And teach me in thy Way For thou my God and Saviour art On thee I wait all day My youthful sins and faults O keep not on record In mercy for thy goodness sake Remember me O Lord. 8 10. The Lord is good and just And therefore takes delight To teach poor sinners in his way That they may walk aright For all the ways of God Are Mercy Truth and Grace To them that keep his Covenant And his Commands embrace 12 13. What man doth fear the Lord And dread the paths of sin The Lord himself shall chuse his way And guide his steps therein Possess'd with quiet thoughts His Soul shall dwell at ease His Happy Off-spring shall possess The promis'd Land of Peace 14 21 22. The secret of the Lord Shall all that fear him know His Counsel and his Covenant He to his Saints will show Let mine integrity And uprightness defend And keep me for in Faith and Hope On thee I do depend Lord by thy power redeem And bring thy People out From all the straits and miseries That compass them about Hymn XII Psal. 23.1 2 3. MY Shepherd is the Lord most high I shall be well supply'd In Pastures green he makes me lye By silent Waters side He doth restore my Soul that strays And then he leads me on To walk in his most righteous ways For his Name 's sake alone 4 5 6. Yea tho' through Death's dark Vale I go Yet will I fear no ill Thy Rod and Staff support me so And thou art with me still My Table thou hast furnished In presence of my Foe With Oyl thou dost anoint my head My Cup doth overflow Surely thy Goodness and thy Grace Shall always follow me And my perpetual dwelling-place Thy Holy House shall be 28. last Lord save thy People pow'rfully And bless thine Heritage Feed them likewise and raise them high Henceforth from Age to Age. For Evening Worship Hymn XIII Psal. 68.19 20. BLessed be God that doth us load With daily favours thus Even that God that hath bestow'd Salvation upon us For our God is the God alone From whom Salvation is The Issues and Escapes from death Are all and only his 34.3 4 5 6. O magnifie the Lord with me And let us praise his Name Who heard my prayers observ'd my fears And sav'd me from the same Who doth regard with Favour those That him by Faith regard Who poor afflicted Souls hath sav'd And all their cryes hath heard 66.9 34.20 35.10 Wo setting dangers all aside Our Soul in life doth stay And suff'ring not our foot to slide Upholds us in our way Who keepeth all his People's bones That they unbroken be Therefore my bones shall all confess Lord who is like to thee Hymn XIV Psal. 34.7 8 9. THE Angel of the Lord most high Encampeth every where About the Saints deliv'ring them That walk in God's true fear O taste and see that God is good And in his Grace confide For unto those that fear his Name No good shall be deny'd 116.7 31.5 Return my Soul that art set free Return unto thy Rest For graciously the Lord to thee His Bounty hath exprest Lord God of Truth my precious Soul I to thy hands commit That Sp'rit which is by purchace thine For thou redeemedst it 17.8 15. Preserve me Lord from hurtful things As th'Apple of thine Eye And under covert of thy wings Defend me secretly I shall in righteousness behold Thy reconciled Face And waking shall be satisfi'd With th' Image of thy Grace Hymn XV. Psal. 91.1 4 5. HE that for his secure retreat Hath chosen the Most High Shall underneath th' Almighty's shade Abide continually Under his shelt'ring wings conceal'd Thou shalt be safe and warm Terrors by night thou shalt not fear Nor dread the Noon-day's Harm 9 10. Because thou mad'st the Lord Most High Thy constant home to be The same to whom I always fly To shield and succour me No evil shall to thee betide Whatever comes to pass Nor shall there any Plague at all Come nigh thy dwelling-place 11 12 14 15 16. Angels shall be thy faithful Guards Being charg'd by his commands To keep thee safe in all thy ways And bear thee in their hands Because he knew and lov'd my Name Therefore faith God will I Answer his pray'rs deliver him And set him up on high I will be with him in his griefs Honour him with my Love Suffice him with long Life on Earth And endless Joys above Hymn XVI Psal. 4.1 2. O God that art my Righteousness Hear when I call to thee For in the day of my distress Thou hast enlarged me O mortal men how long will ye My Glory thus despise Why wander ye in Vanity And follow after Lyes 3 4. Know ye that good and godly men The Lord doth take and chuse And when to him I do complain He doth me not refuse Then stand in awe and do not sin But set your selves apart And silent on your Beds begin To commune with your heart 5 6. Offer to God the Sacrifice Of Love and Righteousness And then put all your trust in him For succour in distress Many take up with any good And worldly things embrace But we desire of thee O God The shining of thy Face 7 8. For thou thereby shalt make my heart More joyful and more glad Than they that of their Corn and Wine A great increase have had In peace therefore will I lye down To take my rest and sleep For thou only wilt me O Lord Alone in safety keep Hymn XVII Psal. 141.1 2. TO thee O Lord I call and cry Make haste and come to me Give ear unto my humble voice Now when I cry to thee O let my pray'r be now set out As Incense in thine Eyes And the up-lifting of my hands As th'Ev'ning Sacrifice 119.147 148.162 130.6 I did prevent the dawning day In crying to the Lord And have engag'd my waking thoughts To med'tate in thy Word Thy righteous Judgments I will praise In the dark silent night And thus my Soul shall wait for thee More than to see the Light 63.5 7. In thee my Soul shall be suffic'd As if with fulness fill'd And thankful praise my mouth always With joyful Lips shall yield Since thou alone art he from whom My help proceeds and springs Therefore will I rest joyfully Under thy shady wings Hymn XVIII Psal. 106.4 118.25 THink on us Lord with favour free Such as thy People find With thy Salvation visit us And have us in thy mind Save now we do beseech thee Lord We pray thee earnestly Now to afford thy Grace O Lord And send Prosperity 144.12 13. That so our Sons may thrive apace As Plants in youth do grow Like polish'd Stones of some fair place So may our Daughters show That our enlarged Garners may With precious Stores be fill'd
And in our Streets the fruitful Flocks May many thousands yield 14 15. Let not our la'â—'ring Oxen faint Nor Enemy invade No leading captive no complaint Within our Streets be made O happy People would we say With all these Blessings stor'd Yea rather happy People they Whose God is God the Lord. 48. last This God is evermore our God Our Cov'nant God is he Ev'n unto death and beyond death Our faithful Guide he 'll be Hymn XIX Psal. 116.1 2 7 8. GOD that so gracious a regard To my requests did give Shall have my best and choicest Love And Service while I live God and thy self my Soul enjoy Quiet and free from fears He sav'd thy life upheld thy steps And dry'd up all thy tears 12 13 16. What shall I render Lord for all The kindness thou hast shown Praises I 'll offer and with thanks Will all thy favours own Truly I am thy Servant Lord Thy Servant I will be Born in thy house and from my bonds By thy good hand set free 42.8 11. Therefore will God command for me His kindest Love by day His Song shall be by night with me To God my Life I 'll pray Why art thou then cast down my Soul With sorrows over-prest Why do despairing thoughts disturb Thy peace and break my rest Have Faith in God for yet shall I Sing forth his praise divine He to my Countenance is health He 's God and shall be mine Hymn XX. Psal. 138.1 2 3 4 5. With my whole heart before the Gods I will with praise proclaim That word of Love and Truth which is Greater than all thy Name With spiritual strength thou answer'st me And thou shalt have thy praise From Princes all that hear thy Word And sing on all thy ways 6 7 8. Though God be high he likes the low But proud men he disdains Therefore in midst of dangers great My quickning hope remains The Lord will perfect mine affairs So sure thy mercy stands Forsake not Lord but succour still The work of thine own hands 97.11 12. Since the immortal seeds of Light For upright men are sown A joyful Harvest will at length Their work and sorrows crown Then let our constant Joys declare The God we serve is kind We 'll praise him for his mercies past And wait for those behind Hymn XXI Psal. 139.1 2 3 4 5. LORD thou hast search'd my inward part And all my thoughts hast known Thou seest me sit thou seest me rise Walking and lying down All my close ways all my quick words Thou Lord dost understand Behind before thou hast beset And on me laid thine hand 7 8 9 10. Whither can I retire from thee Or from thy presence fly For neither Heav'n nor Hell can hide From thine All-seeing Eye Could I remove to th' utmost Sea Wing'd with the morning Ray Thy hand that must support my flight Would my abode betray 11 12 13 14 15. In vain I seek to lie conceal'd I'th'darkness of the night For midnight darkness shines to thee As clear as noon-day light Maker and Master of my Reins Thou didst at once become Blest Lord how strangely was I fram'd And formed in the womb 17 18 23 24 How precious are the thoughts of Love Thou dost to me express Deep in themselves but dear to me And they are numberless When I awake I 'm still with thee And thus to thee I cry Search me O God and know my heart My thoughts and Conscience try And see if I do go astray In any course of sin Shew me the everlasting way And lead me Lord therein Hymn XXII Psal. 103.1 2 3. Bless thou the living Lord my Soul His glorious praise proclaim Let all my inward pow'rs extol And bless his holy Name Forget not all his benefits But bless the Lord my Soul Who all thy trespasses remits And makes thee sound and whole 4 5 8 9 10. Who did redeem thy life from death And crown'd thee with his Love Renew'd thy Youth and fill'd thy Mouth With goodness from above The Lord is kind to anger slow Ready to pardon sin Deals not with us in constant wrath As our deserts have been 11 12. 94.19 As Heaven is high above the Earth So is his Cov'nant-Love Further than East is from the West He doth our sins remove Thus in the crowd and multitude Of various thoughts which roll Within my breast these comforts rest And do delight my Soul Hymn XXIII Psal. 65.1 2 3. To the Tune of Psal. 67. O God Praise waiteth still For thee in Sion Hill The Vow will be perform'd to thee And readily fulfil O Thou whose Titles are The God that hearest prayer The God to whom all flesh shall come To thee do we repair Our sins have born great sway And much against us say But as for these Lord thou shalt please To purge them all away 143.8 Cause me to hear thy Love Before the break of day Cause me to know which way to go For thou art all my stay 56.12 13. Thy Vows upon me lye Lord I will pay the same And I always will render praise To thy most holy Name For thou my Soul hast sav'd From death so near at hand And wilt not thou uphold me now And make my feet so stand That I may still proceed To walk as in thy sight And spend my days unto thy praise With them that live in Light 150.6 Let ev'ry breathing thing Be ready to record The praise and same of God's great Name Amen Praise ye the Lord. Hymn XXIV Psal. 8.1 2. O Lord our Lord through all the Earth How exc'llent is thy Name Who hast thy Glory so adorn'd Above the Heav'ns high frame Weak Babes and Sucklings thou ordain'st Thy power and praise to show To still thereby the Enemy And the avengeful Foe 3 4 5. When to thine Heav'ns I lift mine Eye The Palace thou didst rear And the bright Moon and Stars observe Ordain'd to govern there Lord what is Man that he should have In thy kind thoughts a place That thou shouldst thus advance and bless His mean and mortal Race Litt'e below the Angels high He stands in Glory plac'd Whilst all the Creatures here below Under his Feet are cast 73.25 26. But whom have I in Heav'n but thee Nor is there any one In all the Earth desir'd of me Except thy self alone For when my flesh and heart do fail Then God upholds my heart He is my strength for evermore My portion and my part 27 28. For they that far estranged be Lo they and ev'ry one That goes a whoring Lord from thee Shall quite be overthrown But it is good for me always That I to God draw nigh Then shall I praise his Truth and Love When I on him rely For the Lord's Day Morning Hymn XXV Psal. 118.1 2 3 4. GIve thanks to God for he is good His Mercies still endure Let all the Seed of Israel say His Promises are sure Let Aaron's House confess this day His Goodness
be And all the streams of Joy shall meet When Lord I think on thee Let sinners perish from the Earth And wicked be no more But thou my Soul God's praise set forth Praise ye the Lord therefore Hymn XXXVIII Psal. 71.8 14. LORD let my mouth be fill'd with praise That I with pleasure may Thine Honour to the World proclaim And publish all the day For I with never-fainting hope Thy mercies will implore And celebrate with thankful heart Thy praises more and more 15 16. Thy righteous Acts and saving Grace I daily will declare Though the one half cannot be told So numberless they are Depending on thy strength O Lord I will go boldly on Thy Righteousness shall be my plea Thy Righteousness alone 19 20 21. Thy Righteousness O God exceeds In the most high degree Thou hast performed wond'rous deeds Who can compare with thee Thou who hast shew'd me troubles sore Shalt raise me from the ground With boundless Joys and endless Peace Thou shalt enclose me round 22 23. I will instruct each warbling string To make thy praises known Thy Truth and Goodness I will sing O Isr'el's Holy One A multitude of Joys shall throng Upon my Lips to sit While my glad Soul breaths on t a Song To him that ransom'd it Hymn XXXIX Psal. 106.1 2. O Render thanks unto the Lord For kind he is and good His mercies still continue sure As they have ever stood What Language can his mighty deeds Deservedly proclaim What Tongue can sing th' immortal praise Due to his Sacred Name 105.2 3. Therefore let us in thankful Songs Our great Redeemer bless And what his mighty Hand hath wrought With joyful Tongues express O make your boasts with one accord In God's most Holy Name Let ev'ry Soul that seeks the Lord Be joyful in the same 5 7 8. O let the works that he hath done Your Admiration move Think on the Judgments of his Mouth And wonders of his Love It is our Glory and our Joy That this great God is ours His Judgments pass through all the Earth With never-failing pow'rs His Cov'nant to his People seal'd He ever calls to mind And will his Promises fulfil To Ages yet behind 107.21 O that all men would praise the Lord For his great goodness then And for his works most wonderful Unto the Sons of Men. Hymn XL. Psal. 113.1 2 3. PRaise ye the Lord praise ye his Name Ye Servants of the Lord His Name be now and ever blest Of all with one accord Ev'n from the rising of the Sun Unto his going down Must we proclaim the Lord's High Praise And give his Name Renown 4 5 6. Above all Nations he 's advanc'd His Fame surmounts the Sky And who is like the Lord our God Whose dwelling is on high Yet humbleth he himself to see Things done in Heav'n above And what is done on Earth beneath Where we poor Mortals move 111.2 7 8. Great are the works of our great God And ev'ry one no doubt That takes true pleasure in the same With care doth search them out Faithful and just are all his ways His Word for ever sure When once his Promise is engag'd Performance is secure 9 10. Holy and rev'rend is his Name And to be had in dread This true Religious Fear of God Is Wisdom's Well-spring head Good understanding have they all That carefully endeavour To practise his Commandements His Praise endures for ever Hymn XLI Psal. 135.1 2. SIng Hallelujah ye that serve The God by us ador'd O bless the High and Glorious Name Of our Almighty Lord. O ye that are admitted thus Within his House to stand And in his Holy Courts attend The Word of his command 3 4. Praise ye the Lord for he is good Sing praises to his Name For it is sweet to be employ'd His praises to proclaim For God hath chosen to himself Beloved Jacob's Race And Isr'el the chief Treasure is Of his peculiar Grace 5 6. For well I know the Lord is great And that this Lord of ours Transcends all Gods and hath his Seat Above all Sov'reign Pow'rs His Word created all at first His Pleasure rules them still His Sov'reign uncontrolled mind Heav'n Earth and Seas fulfil 19 20 21. O Isr'el's house bless ye the Lord With them of Levi's Tribe All that devoutly fear the Lord Due praise to him ascribe Let us all now in Sion's Courts The Lord's High Praise record Who dwelleth at Jerusalem Praise ye praise ye the Lord. Hymn XLII Psal. 136.1 2 3. To the Tune of Psal. 67. O Render thanks to God For he is very good His Mercies sure do still endure And have for ever stood The God of Gods proclaim The Lord of Lords great Name His Mercies sure do still endure Eternally the same 4 5 6 7 8 9. Who wond'rous things hath done Made Earth and Heav'n alone His Mercies sure do still endure To Ages all made known Gave Sun ond Moon their Light To rule both day and night His Mercies sure do still endure For they are infinite 10 11 12 13 14 16. Who Egypt's First-born slew And thence his Isr'el drew His Mercies sure do still endure And ever so shall do Led them through parted Seas And Desarts unknown ways His Mercies sure do still endure Worthy eternal praise 17 18 19 22 23 24. That famous Kings destroy'd Whose Land Isr'el enjoy'd His Mercies sure do still endure And evermore abide Our lost Estate he knows Redeems us from our Foes His Mercies sure do still endure A Spring that overflows 25 26. Who still provideth meat Whereof all flesh may eat His Mercies sure do still endure For ever full and great The God of Heav'n therefore With thankful thoughts adore His Mercies sure do still endure Henceforth for evermore Hymn XLIII Psal. 146.1 2 3 4. SIng Hallelujah O my Soul To the Eternal King Yea whilst I any Being have His praises I will sing Trust not in Kings though ne're so great Nor in man's mortal Seed Whose pow'r is not sufficient To help you in your need Because his breath doth soon depart Then turns he to his Clay And all the Counsels of his heart Do perish in that day 5 6. Happy is he whose certain Help From Jacob's God descends Thrice happy he whose fixed Hope On God his God depends Who form'd the Earth Heav'ns high frame Who made the swelling Deep And all that is within the same Who Truth doth ever keep 7 8. Who with right Judgment still proceeds For those that be opprest Takes care that hungry Souls be fed And Pris'ners be releas'd The Lord doth give the blind their sight The bowed down doth raise In righteous men he takes delight And loveth them always 9 10. Strangers and Widows he preserves The Orphans Cause doth own But as for sinners prosp'rous state He turns it upside down The Lord shall reign eternally Thy God O Sion Hill Shall reign to all Posterity O praise him praise him still Hymn XLIV Psal.