And made us kings and priests before To him who dy'd and rofe again, And may his wide dominion spread VIII. Revelations v. 9, 10. Worthy art thou who once wast flain, And from the book of God's decrees Thou haft redeem'd us by thy blood; Haft made us kings and priests to God, Partly from WATTS. Long Metre.--Single. I. Matthew xxi. 9. OSANNA to king David's Son, Who reigns on a fuperior throne; We blefs the Prince of heav'nly birth, Who brought falvation down to earth. WATTS. The word Hofanna fignifies, "Save, we beseech thee;" it is an afcription of honour to Chin as our Savicu. H. 1 Timothy i 17. Now to the great eternal King, III. 1 Timothy vi. 15, 16. S. D. To him who dwells in heavenly light, IV. 2 Theffalonians ii. 16, 17. May God the Father and his Son, Jude, ver. 24, 25. To him whofe wifdom, love and power All Sevens Metre. 2 Corinthians xiii. 14. AY the grace of Chrift our Saviour, MAX Romans xvi. 25, 27. O God the only wife, Tw Be glory, now and evermore, II. 2 Corinthians xiii. 14. The grace of Christ our Lord, The Father's boundless love, The Spirit's bleft communion too Be with us from above. III. Matthew xxi. 9. John i. 14. Hofanna to the WORD, Who from the Father came; Afcribe falvation to the Lord, And ever blefs his name. NEWTON. WATTS. TB 1 John iv. 19-Gal. iii. 13-Col. i. 12. Our fouls for heaven, II. Matt. xxi. —Acts v. 13-Phil. ii. 11 Hofanna to the King Of David's royal blood; Behold he comes to bring Forgiving grace from God: Upon his head Shall honours reft, And every tongue Pronounce him bleft. III. Heb. i. 6-Rev. v. 11, 12. With angels round the throne, And faints who dwell above, Who otece was flain, WATTS. IV. 1 Cor. xv. 47-Col. i. 18-Acts v. 31. And all confent His name to praise. SINCE the death of my Brother, the late Dr. JOHN CLARKE, I think I am at liberty to say, that many of the variations and additions in this Collection of Psalms and Hymns, were either made or suggested by him ; that the alteration of the 149th Pfalm was altogether his own; and that the whole work paffed under his critical eye and correcting hand before it went to the prefs. For this, and for many other acts of Christian friendship, his memory will ever be precious to me. MAY 31, 1798. J. B me. |