4 Then unto the Lord they cry,
He inclines a gracious ear,
Sends deliv'rance from on high,
Rescues them from all their fear.
5 To a pleasant land he brings,

Where the vine and olive grow,
Where from flow'ry hills the springs
Through luxuriant vallies flow.
60 that men would praise the Lord,
For his goodness to their race!
For the wonders of his word,

And the riches of his

grace.

PART II. 10-15.

1 They that mourn in dungeon gloom, Bound in iron and despair, Sentenc'd to a heavier doom

Than the pangs they suffer there.

2 Foes and rebels once to God,

They disdain'd his high control,
Now they feel his fiery rod
Striking terrors through their soul.

3 Wrung with agony they fall

(III. 1)

To the dust, and gazing round,
Call for help-in vain they call,
Help, nor hope, nor friends are found.

4 Then unto the Lord they cry,
He inclines a gracious ear,
Sends deliv'rance from on high,
Rescues them from all their fear.

5 He restores their forfeit breath,
Breaks in twain the gates of brass,

H

(c. M.)

From the bands and grasp of death,
Forth to liberty they pass.

60 that men would praise the Lord
For his goodness to their race!
For the wonders of his word,
And the riches of his grace.

PART III. 23-31.

1 Thy wondrous power, Almighty Lord,
'That rules the boist'rous sea,
The sons of courage shall record,
Who tempt that dang'rous way.
2 At thy command the winds arise,
And swell the tow'ring waves;
The men astonish'd mount the skies,
And sink in gaping graves.

3 Again they climb the wat'ry hills,
Then plunge in deeps again;
Each like a tott'ring drunkard reels,
And finds his courage vain.

4 Then to the Lord they raise their cries;
He hears the loud request,
And orders silence through the skies,
And lays the floods to rest.

5 Sailors rejoice to lose their fears,
And see the storm allay'd;

Now to their eyes the port appears,
There let their vows be paid.

60 that the sons of men would praise
The goodness of the Lord!

And those that see his wondrous ways,
His wondrous love record.

PSALM CVIII. 1-5.

10 God, my heart is fully bent

To magnify thy name;

(c. M.)

My tongue with cheerful songs of praise

Shall celebrate thy fame.

2 Awake, my lute; nor thou, my harp,
Thy warbling notes delay;
Whilst I with early hymns of joy
Prevent the dawning day.

To all the list'ning tribes, O Lord,
Thy wonders I will tell,
And to those nations sing thy praise,
That round about us dwell:

4 Because thy mercy's boundless height,
The highest heav'n transcends,
And far beyond th' aspiring clouds,
Thy faithful truth extends.

5 Be thou, O God, exalted high
Above the starry frame;

And let the world, with one consent,

Confess thy glorious name.

Appointed for Christmas day-as describing the triumphs and

priesthood of Christ.

1 The Lord unto my Lord thus spake

Enthron'd in glory sit

At my right hand, till all thy foes

Shall fall beneath thy feet.

2 Jehovah shall from Zion send

The sceptre of his word,

That rod of strength-till all confess
Messiah is the Lord.

3 Thy glorious day of pow'r appears,
Day of victorious grace;

See, willing nations croud thy courts,
In robes of righteousness.

4 Behold how numberless and bright
The dew drops of the morn;
In shining myriads, thus thy saints
Thy triumphs shall adorn.*

5 The Lord hath sworn, nor will repent,
In heav'n thy high abode,
Eternal shall thy priesthood be
Thou great high priest of God.

6 Conquer'd by thee, at thy right hand
All enemies shall fall;
Kingdoms and empires shall submit
And own thee Lord of all."

7 But he must taste-it is decreed,
Affliction in the way;

Perfect through suff'rings-glory crowns
His head in endless day.

PSALM CXI. 1-4.

(L. M.)

Appointed by the Church for Easter day. 1 Praise ye the Lord: our God to praise My soul her utmost pow'rs shall raise: With private friends, and in the throng Of saints, his praise shall be my song.

* See Bishop Horne in loco.

2 His works, for greatness though renown'd,
His wondrous works with ease are found
By those who seek for them aright,
And in the pious search delight.

3 His works are all of matchless fame,
And universal glory claim;

His truth, confirm'd through ages past,
Shall to eternal ages last.

4 By precept he has us enjoin'd,

To keep his wondrous works in mind,
And to posterity record,

That good and gracious is our Lord.

PSALM CXII. 1–6.

1 That man is blest who stands in awe
Of God, and loves his sacred law;
His seed on earth shall be renown'd,
And with successive honors crown'd.

2 His house, the seat of wealth, shall be
An inexhausted treasury:

His justice free from all decay,
Shall blessings to his heirs convey.

3 The soul that's fill'd with virtue's light,
Shines brightest in affliction's night,
To pity the distress'd inclin'd
As well as just to all mankind..

4 His lib'ral favours he extends;
To some he gives, to others lends;
Yet what his charity impairs,
He saves by prudence in affairs.

5 Beset with threat'ning dangers round,
Unmov'd shall he maintain his ground;

(L. M.)