Pfalm CXXVII. Common Mctre. [✯ or

Succefs and Profperity from God.

F God to build the houfe deny,

I The builders work in vain,

Cities without his watchful eye
An ufelefs guard maintain.

2 In vain we rife before the day,
And late to reft repair;
Allow no refpite to our toil,

And eat the bread of care.

3 But, if we truft our Father's love,
And in his ways delight,
He'll give us needful food by day,
And quiet fleep by night.

4 Then children, relatives and friends
Shall real bleffings prove;

And all the earthly joys he fends
Be crown'd with heavenly love.

TATE and WATTS, with Addition.

BEST is the man who fears the Lord,

And walks by his uncrring word;
Comfort and peace his days attend,
And God will ever prove his friend.
2 To him who condefcends to dwell
With faints in their obfcureft cell,
Be our domestic altars rais'd,
And daily let his name be prais'd.
3 To him may each affembled house
Prefent their night and morning vows;

Their fervants and their rifing race Be taught his precepts and his grace. 4 Then fhall the charms of wedded love Still more delightful bleffings prove; And parents' hearts fhall overflow With joys that parents only know. 5 When nature droops, our aged eyes Shall fee our children's children rife ; Till pleas'd and thankful we remove, And join the family above.

DODDRIDGE and MERRICK, united and varied.

Plalm CXXIX. Long Metre. [or b] (A new verfion.)

The Counfels of Enemies difappointed.

OW often have our reftlefs foes

Their arts employ'd to vex our land!
But God did kindly interpose;

His power hath made our feet to stand. 2 By fubtil wiles as dark as night, Their malice lay a while conceal'd; But foon the mischief sprang to light, And all their projects ftood reveal'd. 3 With pride and power and lifted hand, They dealt their vengeful blows around; Our backs were like the furrow'd land, When ploughmen break the ftubborn ground. 4 But fecret arts, and open force

Have never mov'd our ftedfaft feet;
His juftice ftill maintains its courfe,
And he will all their plots defcat.

5 Like wither'd grafs their hopes fhall fade,
Nor God nor man their counfels blefs;

No friendly hand fhall lend them aid,
No tongue fhall with them good fuccefs.

Plalm CXXX. Common Metre. [

Repentance and Pardon.

LORD, fhould it thou call us to thy bar;

Should thine impartial hand
Avenge our fins against thy law,
What mortal flefh could ftand!
2 But fovereign mercy dwells with thee;
Hope dawns amidst our fears;
Divine forgiveness, large and free,
Shall wipe our flowing tears.
3 On thee alone our fouls would wait,
And in thy word would stay;
Thy promifes can light create,
And turn our night to day.

4 Juft as the guards that keep the night
Long for the morning fkies,

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Watch the first beams of breaking light,
And meet them with their

eyes:
So wait our fouls to fee thy grace,
And more intent than they,
Meet the firft openings of thy face,
And find a brighter day.

6 Let contrite finners on the Lord,
With humble hope, recline;
Juftice and mercy, in his word,
Harmonioufly combine.

7 Unnumber'd though our fins appear,
And fill our hearts with pain;

Thy boundless love difpels our fear,
And cleanfes every stain.

WATTS and STELLE

Pfalm CXXX. Long Metre. [b] ROM deep diftrefs and troubled thoughts, To thee, my God, I raise my cry; If thou feverely mark our faults,

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What flesh could ftand before thine eye!
2 But thou haft fet thy throne of grace
Free to difpenfe thy pardons there;
That finners may approach thy face,
And hope and love, as well as fear.
3 As the benighted pilgrims wait,
And long and wifh for breaking day,
So waits my foul before thy gate;
When will my God his face difplay?
4 My truft is fix'd upon thy word,
Nor fhall I trust thy word in vain;
Let mourning fouls addrefs the Lord,
And find relief from all their pain.
5 Great is his love, and large his grace,
Through the redemption of his Son;
He turns our feet from finful ways,
And pardons what our hands have done.

Plaim CXXXI.

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WATTS.

Common Metre.

Humility and Contentment.

S there ambition in my heart?
Search, gracious God, and fee;
Or, do I act a haughty part
Lord, I appeal to thee.

2 Drive from the confines of

All difcontent and pride;
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Nor let me, in erronecus paths,
With thoughtless finners glide.
3 Whate'er thine all difcerning eye
Sees for thy creature fit,
I'll blefs the good, and to the ill
Contentedly fubmit.

4 With humble pleafure let me view
The profp'rous and the great;
Malignant envy let me fly,

And odious felf-conceit.

5 Let not defpair nor fell revenge
Be to my bofom known;
O give me tears for others' woe,
And patience for my own.

6 Feed me with neceffary food,
I afk not wealth or fame;
But give me eyes to view thy works,
And fenfe to praise thy name.
7 May my ftill days obfcurely pass,
Without remorfe or care;
And let me for the parting hour
Incefiantly prepare.

Pfalm CXXXII.

B. WILLIAMS's Collection

Common Metre. [

The Jewish and Chriflian Churches compared.
HE Lord in Zion plac'd his name,
His ark was fettled there;

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To Zion the whole nation came
To worship thrice a year.

2 Thither from Canaan's utmost ends
The favour'd tribes refort;

And God his fure protection lends,
While they approach his court.