And flesh and fenfe no more control The facred pleasures of the foul. 4 My flefh fhall flumber in the ground Till the laft trumpet's joyful found; Then burft the chains with glad furprife, And in my Saviour's image rife.
Confidence in divine Protection.
Ö change of times fhall ever fhock
My firm affection, Lord, to thee;
For thou haft always been a rock,
A fortrefs and defence to me.
2 Thou my deliverer art, my God,
My truft is in thy mighty power;
Thou art my fhield from foes abroad,
At home my fafeguard and my tower.
To heaven I made my mournful prayer,
To God addrefs'd my humble cry;
Who gracioufly inclin'd his ear,
And heard me from his throne on high. The Lord did on my fide engage, From heaven my righteous caufe upheld, And fav'd me from the furious rage Of threat'ning waves that proudly fwell'd. 5 Thou to the juft fhall juftice fhow, The pure, thy purity shall see;
Such as perverfely choose to go,
Shall meet with due returns from thee.
6 Who then deferves to be ador'd
But God, on whom my hopes depend?
Or who, except the mighty Lord,
Can with refiftiefs power defend ?
Pfalm XVIII. Sec. Part. L. M. [or]
God executing Judgment on bis Enemies,
NCUMBENT on the bending sky,
The Lord defcended from on high;
And bade the darkness of the pole
Beneath his feet tremendous roll.
2 Thick woven clouds around him clos'd,
His fecret refidence compos'd;
And waters, high fufpended, fpread
Their dark pavilion o'er his head.
3 His voice th' Almighty Monarch rear'd,
Thro' heaven's high vault in thunder heard;
And down in fiercer conflict came
Tremendous hail and mingled flame.
With aim direct, his fhafts were sped,
In vain his foes before them fled;
Around his dreadful lightnings ftray,
And fure deftruction marks their way.
Earth's bafis, open to the eye,
And ocean's fprings were feen to lie,
As the tempeftuous fury past,
And o'er them rag'd the dreadful blast.
Plaim XVIII. Third Part. L.
Sincerity proved, or the Equity of Providence.
ORD, thou haft feen my foul fincere,
Haft made thy truth and love appear;
Before my eyes I fet thy laws,
And thou haft own'd my righteous caufe.
2 Since I have learnt thy holy ways,
My actions have proclaim'd thy praise;
Or if my feet did e'er depart,
'Twas never with a wicked heart,
3 What fore temptations broke my reft;
What wars and ftrugglings in my breaft;
But thro' thy grace that reigns within,
I hope to conquer every fin.
4 With an impartial hand, the Lord
Deals out to mortals their reward;
The kind and faithful fouls fhall find
A God more faithful and more kind.
The juft and pure fhall ever fay
God is more pure and just than they;
And men that love revenge fhall know
God hath an arm of vengeance too.
Pfalm XVIII. Fourth Part. C. M. [)
Thanksgiving for Victory.
O thine almighty arm we owe
The triumph of the day;
Thy terrors, Lord, confound the foe,
And melt their ftrength away.
2 "Tis by thine aid our troops prevail,
And break united powers;
By thee their lofty walls we fcale,
Or burn their proudeft towers.
3 God fpeaks, and at his fierce rebuke
Whole armies are difmay'd;
His voice, his frown, his angry look,
Strike all their courage dead.
4 He forms our foldiers for the field,
With all their martial skill;
Inftructs their hand the fword to wield,
And gives them hearts of fteel.
The Lord our Saviour ever lives,
His name be ever bleft;
His powerful arm the victory gives,
And gives his people reft,
The Voice of Nature proclaiming God.
HE heavens declare thy glory, Lord,
Which that alone can fiil;
The firmament and ftars exprefs
Their great Creator's fkill.
2 The dawn of each returning day
Fresh beams of knowledge brings; And, from the dark returns of night, Divine inftruction fprings.
3 Their powerful language to no realm Or region is confin'd ;
'Tis nature's voice, and understood
Alike by all mankind.
Their doctrine does its facred fenfe
Through earth's extent difplay,
Whofe bright contents the circling fun
Does round the world convey.
No bridegroom, on his nuptial day,
Has fuch a cheerful face;
No giant does like him rejoice
To run his glorious race.
From east to west, from west to east,
His reftlefs course he goes;
And, through his progrefs, cheerful light
And vital warmth beftows,
Pfalm XIX. Sec. Part. C. M. [* or
The Excellency of Scripture.
OD's perfect law converts the foul,
G Reclaims from falfe defires;
With facred wifdom his fure word
The ignorant inspires.
2 The ftatutes of the Lord are just
And bring fincere delight;
His pure commands in fearch of truth
Aflift the feebleft fight.
3 His perfect worship here is fix'd
On fure foundations laid;
His equal laws are in the fcales
Of truth and juftice weigh'd.
4 Of more efteem than golden mines,
Or gold refin'd with skill;
More Tweet than honey, or the drops
Which from the comb diftil.
5 My trufty counsellors they are,
And friendly warning give;
Divine rewards attend on thofe
Who by thy precepts live.
But what frail man obferves how oft
He does from virtue fall?
O cleanfe me from my fecret faults,
Thou God, who know'it them all.
Pfalm XIX. Long Metre.
Nature and Scripture compared.
HE heavens declare thy glory, Lord,
In every ftar thy wifdom fhines;
But when our eyes behold thy word,
We read thy name in fairer lines,
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