Our help, in times of deep distress,
Is found in God alone.
PSALM 33, First Part, C. M
Works of Creation and Providence.
EJOICE, ye righteous! in the Lord;
This work belongs to you;
Sing of his name, his ways, his word;
How holy, just, and true!
2 His mercy, and his righteousness,
Let heaven and earth proclaim;
His works of nature and of grace
Reveal his wondrous name.
3 His wisdom and almighty word
The heavenly arches spread;
And, by the Spirit of the Lord,
Their shining hosts were made.
4 He bade the liquid waters flow
To their appointed deep;
The flowing seas their limits know,
And their own station keep.
5 Ye tenants of the spacious earth!
With fear before him stand:
He spake-and nature took its birth,
And rests on his command.
6 He scorns the angry nations' rage,
And breaks their vain designs;
His counsel stands through every age,
And in full glory shines.
PSALM 33, Second Part, C. M.
Creatures vain, and God all-sufficient.
LEST is the nation, where the Lord
Hath fixed his gracious throne;
Where he reveals his heavenly word,
And calls the tribes his own.
2 His eye, with infinite survey,
Does the whole world behold;
He formed us all of equal clay,
And knows our feeble mould.
3 God is our fear, and God our trust,
When plagues or famine spread;
His watchful eye secures the just,
Among ten thousand dead.
mf 4 Lord! let our hearts in thee rejoice,
And bless us from thy throne ;
For we have made thy word our choice,
And trust thy grace alone.
PSALM 33, L. P. M.
Works of Creation and Providence.
1 YE holy souls! in God rejoice;
Your Maker's praise becomes your voice;
Great is your theme, your songs be new;
Sing of his name, his word, his ways,
His works of nature and of grace;-
How wise and holy, just and true!
2 Justice and truth he ever lovės;
And the whole earth his goodness proves;
His word the heavenly arches spread;
How wide they shine from north to south!
And, by the spirit of his mouth,
Were all the starry armies made.
3 He gathers the wide-flowing seas,-
Those watery treasures know their place,-
In the vast store-house of the deep:
He spake-and gave all nature birth;
And fires and seas, and heaven and earth,
His everlasting orders keep.
4 Let mortals tremble, and adore
A God of such resistless power,
Nor dare indulge their feeble rage:
Vain are their thoughts, and weak their hands;
But his eternal counsel stands,
And rules the world from age to age.
PSALM 34, First Part, L. M.
God's Care of his Saints.
ORD! I will bless thee all my days;
Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue;
My soul shall glory in thy grace,
While saints rejoice to hear the song.
2 Come, magnify the Lord with me;
Come, let us all exalt his name;
I sought th' eternal God, and he
Has not exposed my hope to shame.
3 I told him all my secret grief,-
My secret groaning reached his ears;
He gave my inward pains relief,
And calmed the tumult of my fears.
4 To him the poor lift up their eyes,-
With heavenly joy their faces shine;
A beam of mercy from the skies
Fills them with light and joy divine. 5 His holy angels pitch their tents
Around the men that serve the Lord:
Oh! fear and love him, all his saints!
Taste of his grace and trust his word.
PSALM 34, Second Part, L. M.
Religious Education.
CHILDREN!--in years and knowledge young,
Your hope, your
Your parents' hope, your parents' joy,-
Attend the counsels of my tongue;
Let pious thoughts your minds employ.
2 If you desire a length of days,
And peace to crown your mortal state,
Restrain your feet from impious ways,
Your lips from slander and deceit.
3 The eyes of God regard his saints,
His ears are open to their cries;
He sets his frowning face against
The sons of violence and lies.
4 To humble souls and broken hearts,
God, with his grace, is ever nigh;
Pardon and hope his love imparts,
When men in deep contrition lie.
5 He tells their tears, he counts their groans,
His Son redeems their souls from death;
His Spirit heals their broken bones,—
They in his praise employ their breath.
PSALM 34, First Part, C. M.
Praise for eminent Deliverance.
'LL bless the Lord from day to day;
How good are all his ways!
Ye humble souls, who love to pray!
Come, help my lips to praise.
2 Sing, to the honor of his name,
How a poor sinner cried;
Nor was his hope exposed to shame,
Nor was his suit denied.
aff 3 I told the Lord my sore distress,
With heavy groans and tears;
He gave my sharpest torments ease,
And silenced all my fears.
mf 40 sinners! come and taste his love,
Come, learn his pleasant ways,
And let your own experience prove
The sweetness of his grace.
5 He bids his angels pitch their tents,
Round where his children dwell;
What ills their heavenly care prevents,
No earthly tongue can tell.
6 Oh! love the Lord, ye saints of his!
His eye regards the just:
How richly blest their portion is,
Who make the Lord their trust!
PSALM 34, Second Part, C. M.
Praise for Mercies received.
THEE will I bless, O Lord, my God!
To thee my voice I'll raise,
For ever spread thy name abroad,
And daily sing thy praise.
2 My soul shall glory in the Lord,
His wondrous acts proclaim;
Oh! let us now his love record,
And magnify his name.
3 Mine eyes beheld his heavenly light,
When I implored his grace;
I saw his glory with delight,
And joy beamed o'er my face.
4 Oh! taste and see that God is good,
Ye, who on him rely!
He shall your souls with heavenly food,
And grace and strength, supply.
PSALM 34, Third Part, C. M.
Trusting and Praising God.
THROUGH all the changing scenes of life,
In trouble, and in joy,
The praises of my God shall still
My heart and tongue employ.
2 Of his deliverance I will boast,
Till all, who are distressed,
From my example comfort take,
And charm their griefs to rest.
3 Oh! magnify the Lord with ine,
With me exalt his name;
When in distress to him I called,
He to my rescue came.
mf 4 The hosts of God encamp around
The dwellings of the just;
Deliverance he affords to all,
Who on his succor trust.
5 Oh! make but trial of his love;
Experience will decide,
How blest are they, and only they,
Who in his truth confide.
6 Fear him, ye saints! and ye will then
Have nothing else to fear;
Make ye his service your delight,—
He'll make your wants his care.
1 INSPIRER and hearer of prayer,
Thou Shepherd and Guardian of thine!
My all to thy covenant care
I, sleeping and waking, resign:
If thou art my shield and my sun,
The night is no darkness to me;
And, fast as my moments roll on,
They bring me but nearer to thee.
2 Thy ministering spirits descend,
To watch while thy saints are asleep;
By day and by night they attend,
The heirs of salvation to keep:
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