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In Thee will I rejoice, Most High!
And celebrate thy Majesty.

2 O Thou, whose throne is fix'd in light, Thou hast maintain'd my cause and right; But all the wicked Thou wilt slay; E'en their memorial sinks away. 3 Thou, Lord, forever wilt endure, Thy law is just, thy judgments sure; Thy justice shall the world confess, When judg'd by Thee in righteousness. p 4 Thou art a refuge for th' oppress'd,

Thy love in trouble makes them blest ;
Therefore shall they, who know thy grace,
Confide in Thee, and seek thy face.

f 5 Then praises to your God and King,
Ye saints, with gladsome voices sing;
His works of mercy ceaseless tell ;
In Zion He delights to dwell.

ALLEN.

SECOND VERSION.-C. M. Lutzen. Marlow.
God the Confidence of the Righteous.

mf 1 WITH my whole heart I'll raise my song, Thy wonders I'll proclaim;

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Thou sovereign Judge of right and wrong
Wilt put my foes to shame.

2 Thee, glorious God, I'll praise and bless!
Thou dost prepare thy throne

To judge the world in righteousness,
And make thy vengeance known.

3 Thou, Lord, wilt safest refuge prove
For all, who are oppress'd,

To guard the people of thy love,
And give the weary rest.

4 The men, who know thy name, will trust
In thy abundant grace,

For Thou didst ne'er forsake the just,
Who humbly sought thy face.

mf 5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord,
Who dwells on Zion's hill,

Who executes his threat'ning word,
And doth his grace fulfil.

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3 The stars when I survey,

And all their shining forms;

Lord, what is man, the child of clay,
Akin to dust and worms?

4 Lord, what before thy face

Is man of humble birth?

Next to thine angels is his place,
The master of the earth!

5 Thine honors crown his head,
While beasts, like slaves, obey,
And birds, with swiftest wings outspread,
And fish that cleave the sea.-

6 Thy bounties we proclaim ;
How wondrous are thy ways?

Of dust and worms thy power can frame
A monument of praise.

WATTS.

SIXTH VERSION.-78. Southampton. Kimball.

Christ humbled and exalted.

1 JESUS, Lord, how excellent
Is thy name through earth's extent?
And how wondrously on high
Beams thy glory on the eye?

2 When the arch of azure hue,
Fill'd with worlds of light, I view,—
Silver moon, and glimm'ring star,
Twinkling from its depths afar;

mp 3 What is man, O Lord, that Thou
Should'st his form assume below?-
It was mercy brought Thee down
From the glories of thy throne!

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4 Breaking from thy rock-hewn tomb,
Thou didst rise to heav'n, thy home;
Now with honor art Thou crown'd,
And the earth thy praise shall sound!

ALLEN.

9. FIRST VERSION.-L. M. Danvers. Uxbridge. God a Judge and a Refuge.

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1 WITH my whole heart thy praise I'll sing,
And show thy wondrous works, my King!

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In Thee will I rejoice, Most High!
And celebrate thy Majesty.

2 O Thou, whose throne is fix'd in light,
Thou hast maintain'd my cause and right;
But all the wicked Thou wilt slay;
E'en their memorial sinks away.

3 Thou, Lord, forever wilt endure,
Thy law is just, thy judgments sure;
Thy justice shall the world confess,
When judg'd by Thee in righteousness.
p 4 Thou art a refuge for th' oppress'd,

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Thy love in trouble makes them blest;
Therefore shall they, who know thy grace,
Confide in Thee, and seek thy face.

5 Then praises to your God and King,
Ye saints, with gladsome voices sing;
His works of mercy ceaseless tell;
In Zion He delights to dwell.

ALLEN.

SECOND VERSION.-C. M. Lutzen. Marlow.
God the Confidence of the Righteous.

mf 1 WITH my whole heart I'll raise my song, Thy wonders I'll proclaim;

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Thou sovereign Judge of right and wrong
Wilt put my foes to shame.

2 Thee, glorious God, I'll praise and bless!
Thou dost prepare thy throne

To judge the world in righteousness,
And make thy vengeance known.

3 Thou, Lord, wilt safest refuge prove
For all, who are oppress'd,

To guard the people of thy love,
And give the weary rest.

4 The men, who know thy name, will trust
In thy abundant grace,

For Thou didst ne'er forsake the just,
Who humbly sought thy face.

mf 5 Sing praises to the righteous Lord,

Who dwells on Zion's hill,

Who executes his threat'ning word,

And doth his

grace

fulfil.

WATTS.

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THIRD VERSION.-C. M. Downs. Patmos.

The Equity of Providence.

1 WHEN the great Judge, supreme and just,
Shall once inquire for blood,

The humble souls, who mourn in dust,
Shall find a faithful God.

2 He from the dreadful gates of death
Does his own children raise:

In Zion's gates, with cheerful breath,
They sing their Father's praise.

3 By thy just judgments, mighty God,
Are thy deep counsels known;
When men of mischief are destroy'd,
The snare must be their own.

4 Rise, great Redeemer, from thy seat,
To judge and save the poor;

mf Let nations tremble at thy feet,
And man prevail no more.

5 Thy thunder shall affright the proud,
And put their hearts to pain,

Make them confess, that Thou art God,
And they but feeble men.

WATTS.

10. FIRST VER.-L. M. Old Hundred. Hamburg.

God the Reprover of the impious.

1 O, LORD, why standest Thou afar,
When raging foes urge on their war,
And impious men, in swelling pride,
Thy pow'r and providence deride ?
2 Blind to thy glories, spread abroad,
Have they not said, "there is no God?"
Then, Lord, stretch out thy mighty hand;
Let them thy judgments understand.

3 Arise! O, Lord, our God, arise!
And hear thy mourning servants' cries;
Let wicked men oppress no more,
And shield the fatherless and poor.

f 4 0, God, most High, th' eternal King,
Thy promis'd works of grace we sing,

For idol gods shall bow their head,
And through the world thy gospel spread !

ALLEN.

SECOND VERSION.-C. M. Nottingham. Colchester.
God the Defence of the Righteous.

1 LORD, shall the wicked still deride
Thy justice and thy power?

Shall they advance their heads in pride,
And still thy saints devour?

mf 2 Arise, 0, Lord; lift up thy hand,
Attend our humble cry;

No enemy shall dare to stand,
When God ascends on high.

3 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray,
And cause thine ear to hear,-
Hearken to what thy children say,
And put the world in fear.

mf 4 Proud tyrants shall no more oppress,
No more despise the just;

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And mighty sinners shall confess,
They are but earth and dust.

WATTS.

THIRD VERSION.-S. M. Olmutz. Watchman.

God the Avenger.

1 THY face why dost Thou hide,
When troubles throng around,
And men of wickedness and pride
The poor cast to the ground?

2 Like lion from his den,
They lie in wait each day,

Then spring upon incautious men,
And make the wretch their prey.

3 They say with taunts and flings;
"God's eye doth not behold;
His justice no avengement brings:
We'll sin with purpose bold !”-

4 Sees not thy searching eye,

And wilt Thou not requite?

Then strike the wicked from on high,

And drive them from thy sight.