Thou dost the lawless sea control, And change the prospect of the deep; Thon mak'st the sleeping billows roll; Thou mak'st the rolling billows sleep. " In thee the sovereign right remains Of earth and heaven; thee, LORD, alone, The world, and all that it contains, Their Maker and Preserver own. 11 Thine arm is mighty, strong thy hand, Yet, LORD, thou dost with justice reign; Possess'd of absolute command, Thou truth and mercy dost maintain. 12 Happy, thrice happy they, who hear Thy sacred trumpet's joyful sound; Who may at festivals appear, With thy most glorious presence crown'd. 13 Thy saints shall always be o'erjoy'd Whe on thy sacred Name rely; And, in thy righteousness employ'd, Above their foes be raised on high. 14 For in thy strength they shall advance, Whose conquests from thy favor spring; The LORD of hosts is our defence, 1 O LORD, the Saviour and defence From age to age thou still hast been 2 Before thou brought'st the mountains forth, Thou turnest man, O LORD, to dust, And when thou speak'st the word, 'Return,' "T is instantly obey'd. 4 For in thy sight a thousand years Are like a day that 's past; 5 Thou sweep'st us off as with a flood, 6 But howsoever fresh and fair 7 We by thine anger are consumed, 6 Beneath thine anger's sad effects 19 Our term of time is seventy years, 10 Yet then our boasted strength decays, PART II. 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M. 1 BUT who thine anger's dread effects 2 So teach us, LORD, th' uncertain sum Of our short days to mind, That to true wisdom all our hearts 30 to thy servants, LORD, return, As we of our misdeeds, do thou 5 To all thy servants, LORD, let this 1 HE that has GOD his guardian made, Shall under the ALMIGHTY'S shade Secure and undisturb'd abide; Thus to my soul of him I'll say, He is my fortress and my stay, My GOD, in whom I will confide. 2 His tender love and watchful care Shall free thee from the fowler's snare, And from the noisome pestilence; He over thee his wings shall spread, And cover thy unguarded head; His truth shall be thy strong defence. 3 No terrors that surprise by night Shall thy undaunted courage fright, Nor deadly shafts that fly by day, Nor plague, of unknown rise, that kills In darkness, nor infectious ills That in the burning noon-tide slay. 4 Because with well-placed confidence, Thou mak'st the LORD thy sure defence, Thy refuge, even GOD most high; Therefore no ill on thee shall come, Nor to thy heaven-protected home Shall overwhelming plagues draw nigh 1 GOD shall charge his angel legions Watch and ward o'er thee to keep; Though thou walk through hostile regions, Though in desert wilds thou sleep. 2 On the lion vainly roaring, On his young, thy foot shall tread, And, the dragon's den exploring, Thou shalt bruise the serpent's head. He will shield thee from above. O LORD, Thou mak'st my heart rejoice; 5 How wondrous are thy works, O LORD! 6 He little thinks, when wicked men, 7 But thou, my GOD, art still most high; And all thy lofty foes, Who thought they might securely sin, 8 But righteous men, like rising palms, Thy flock shall spread, like cedars choice 9 These, planted in the house of GOD, 10 Thus will the LORD his justice show; From the xciii. Psalm of David. 1 WITH glory clad, with strength array'd The LORD, that o'er all nature reigns, The world's foundation strongly laid, And the vast fabric still sustains. 2 How surely stablish'd is thy throne! 3 The floods, O LORD, lift up their voice, 4 Thy promise, LORD, is ever sure, Must still in holiness excel. 1 BLESS'D is the man whom thou, O LORD In kindness dost chastise, And by thy sacred rules to walk Dost lovingly advise. 2 This man shall rest and safety find, Whilst GoD prepares a pit for those 3 For GOD will never from his saints He will not quite forsake. 4 The world shall yet confess thee just And those that choose thy upright ways 5 Long since had I in silence slept, 6 My soul's defence is firmly placed [world 2 The LORD has through th' astonish'd 3 Of Israel's house his love and truth Resound their Maker's praise. The trumpet and shrill cornet's sound, 6 Let the loud ocean roar her joy, With all that seas contain; The earth and her inhabitants Join concert with the main From the xcix. Psalm of David. 1 JEHOVAH reigns; let therefore all 2 On Sion's hill he keeps his court, 4 For truth and justice, in his reign, 5 Therefore exalt the LORD our GOD, 6 With worship at his sacred courts For he, who only holy is, Alone should be adored. From the c. I'salm of David. 1 WITH one consent let all the earth To GOD their cheerful voices raise; Glad homage pay with awful mirth, And sing before him songs of praise: 2 Convinced that he is GOD alone, From whom both we and all proceed; We whom he chooses for his own, The flock that he vouchsafes to feed, 3 O enter then his temple gate, Thence to his courts devoutly press; And still your grateful hymns repeat, And still his Name with praises bless. 4 For he's the LORD, supremely good, His mercy is for ever sure; His truth, which always firmly stood, To endless ages shall endure. 1 GOD shall arise, and Sion view 2 The name and glory of the LORD 8 For GOD, from his abode on high, 4 That they, in Sion, where he dwells, Might celebrate his fame, And through the holy city sing 1 THE strong foundations of the earth Of old by thee were laid; Thy hands, O LORD, the arch of heaven 2 Whilst thou for ever shalt endure, 3 Like that, when thou ordain'st their change, Nor have thy years an end. 4 Thou to the children of thy saints From the ciii. Psalm of David. And still thy grateful thanks express. By him with grace and mercy crown'd. 3 He with good things thy mouth supplies, Thy vigor eagle-like restores; He to the suff'rer promptly flies, Who, wrong'd, his righteous help im plores. The LORD abounds with tender love, And unexampled acts of grace; His waken'd wrath doth slowly move, His willing mercy flies apace. 8 GOD will not always harshly chide, But with his anger quickly part; And loves his punishments to guide More by his love than our desert. 6 As high as heaven its arch extends Above this little spot of clay, So much his boundless love transcends The small respects that we can pay. 7 As far as 't is from east to west, So far has he our sins remoyed; Who, with a father's tender breast, Has such as fear him always loved. 8 For GOD, who all our frame surveys, Considers that we are but clay; How fresh soe'er we seem, our days Like grass or flowers must fade away. 9 Whilst they are nipp'd with sudden blasts, Nor can we find their former place, GOD's faithful mercy ever lasts To those that fear him, and their race. 10 This shall attend on such as still 11 The LORD, the universal King, In whose great strength his power is 12 Ye that his just commands obey, From the ciii. Psalm of David. 3 He pardons all thy sins, 1 BLESS GOD, my soul; thou, LORD, alone Possessest empire without bounds, 2 With light thou dost thyself enrobe, 3 Gon builds on liquid air, and forms 4 As bright as flame, as swift as wind, 1 How various, LORD, thy works are found, For which thy wisdom we adore! The earth is with thy treasure crown'd, "Till nature's hand can grasp no more. 2 All creatures, both of sea and land, In sense of common want agree; All wait on thy dispensing hand, And have their daily alms from thee. 3 They gather what thy stores disperse, Without their trouble to provide ; Thou op'st thy hand, the universe, The craving world, is all supplied. 4 Thou for a moment hid'st thy face, The num'rous ranks of creatures mourn Thou tak'st their breath, all nature's race Decay, and to their dust return. 5 Again thou send'st thy spirit forth, 6 Thus through successive ages stands |