SECOND PART.

1 WHEN Heav'n, Thy beauteous work on high, Employs my wond'ring sight;

The moon, that nightly rules the sky,
With stars of feebler light;

2 What's man (say I) that, LORD, thou lov'st To keep him in Thy mind?

Or what his offspring, that Thou prov'st
To them so wond'rous kind?

3 O Thou, to whom all creatures bow
Within this earthly frame,

Thro' all the world how great art Thou!
How glorious is Thy name!

PSALM IX. (C. M.)

FIRST PART.

1 To celebrate Thy praise, O LORD,
I will my heart prepare;

To all the list'ning world Thy works,
Thy wondrous works, declare.

2 The LORD for ever lives, who has
His righteous throne prepar'd,
Impartial justice to dispense,
To punish or reward.

SECOND PART.

1 ALL those, God's goodness who have prov'd, Will in His truth confide;

Whose mercy ne'er forsook the man
That on His help rely'd.

2 Sing praises therefore to the LORD,
From Sion His abode;

Proclaim His deeds, till all the world
Confess no other God.

PSALM XI. (C. M.)

1 THE LORD hath both a temple here,
And righteous throne above;
Where He surveys the sons of men
And how their counsels move.

2 The righteous LORD will righteous deeds
With signal favour grace;
And to the upright man disclose
The brightness of His face.

PSALM XIII. (c. M.)

1 How long wilt Thou forget me, LORD? Must I for ever mourn?

How long wilt Thou withdraw from me, Oh, never to return?

2 Oh, hear! and to my longing eyes
Restore Thy wonted light;

And suddenly, or I shall sleep
In everlasting night.

3 Since I have always plac'd my trust
Beneath Thy mercy's wing;

Thy saving health will come, and then
My heart with joy will spring.

PSALM XV. (C. M.)

1 LORD, who's the happy man, that
To Thy bless'd courts repair;
Not, stranger like, to visit them,
But to inhabit there?

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2 The man, who by his steadfast course
Has happiness ensur'd,

When earth's foundation shakes, shall stand,
By Providence secur'd.

PSALM XVI. (c. M.)

1 I STRIVE each action to approve
To God's all-seeing eye :
No danger shall my hopes remove,
Because He still is nigh.

2 Therefore my heart all grief defies,
My glory does rejoice;

My flesh shall rest, in hope to rise,
Wak'd by His powerful voice.

3 Thou shalt the paths of life display,
That to Thy presence lead;
Where pleasures dwell without allay,
And joys that never fade.

PSALM XVIII. (L. M.)

1 No change of times shall ever shock
My firm affection, LORD, to Thee;
For Thou hast always been a rock,
A fortress and defence to me.

2 Thou my deliv`rer art, my God:

My trust is in Thy mighty pow'r : Thou art my shield from foes abroad, At home my safeguard and my tow'r.

PSALM XVIII.

(OLD VERSION.)

1 O God, my strength and fortitude,
Great love I owe to Thee;

Thou art my castle and defence,
In my necessity.

In Thee I trust, though pangs of death
Should fill my heart with dread,
And though I walk where snares of hell
Are round about me spread.

2 The LORD descended from above,
And bow'd the Heaven's most high;
And underneath His feet he spread
The darkness of the sky!
On Cherubim and Seraphim
Full royally He rode;

And on the wings of mighty winds
Came flying all abroad.

PSALM XIX. (c. M.)

1 THE Heav'ns declare Thy glory, LORD, Which that alone can fill;

The firmament and stars express
Their great Creator's skill.

2 The dawn of each returning day
Fresh beams of knowledge brings;
From darkest night's successive rounds
Divine instruction springs.

3 Their pow'rful language to no realm
Or region is confin'd;

'Tis Nature's voice, and understood Alike by all mankind.

PSALM XXI. (C.M.)

1 THE King, O LORD, with songs of praise Shall in Thy strength rejoice;

With Thy salvation crown'd shall raise
To Heav'n his cheerful voice.

2 Thy sure defence through nations round
Has spread his glorious name;
And his successful actions crown'd
With majesty and fame.

3 Eternal blessings Thou bestow'st,
And mak'st his joys increase;

Whilst Thou to him unclouded show'st
The brightness of Thy face.