HYMN-XXII.

LORD, how thy chastisements impair
The human form, however fair!
How frail the strongest frame we see,
If thou the sinner's fate decree!

As when the fretting moths consume The labour of the curious loom, The texture fails, the dyes decay, And all its lustre fades away.

O spare me, Lord, awhile, O spare, And nature's ruin'd strength repair; Ere, life's short circuit wander'd o'er, 1 perish, and am seen no more.

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HYMN XXIV.

COME sing the great Jehovah's praise,
Whose mercies have prolong'd our days:
Sing with a joyful voice:
With bended knees and raised eyes,
Adore your God with sacrifice;
In sacred hymns rejoice.

O come, before his footstool fall!
Our only God, who formed us all,
Through storms and dangers leads ;
He is our shepherd, we his sheep,
His arm protects us while we sleep,
And helps in all our needs.

HYMN XXV.

To thee, O Father of mankind,
Shall our glad hymns ascend,
To anger love, to have inclin'd
Whose goodness hath no end!

The poor and needy from the dust
Thy hand vouchsaf'd to raise ;
That in th' assembly of the just,
They may record thy praise.

Then will I speak and sing that praise,
Which doth belong to thee;

And so declare the wond'rous ways
Thou hast been good to me.

HYMN XXVI.

INFINITE POW'r, eternal Lord,"
How sov'reign is thy hand!
All nature rose t' obey thy word,
And moves at thy command.

With steady course thy shining sun

Keeps his appointed way;

And all the hours obedient run
The circle of the day.

But, ah! how wide my spirits flies.
And wanders from my God!
My soul forgets the heav'nly prize,
And treads the downward road.

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HYMN XXVII.

O LORD, our God, our songs to thee
Shall, like thyself, immortal be:
For ever we'll thy praise express,
And ev'ry day thy name we'll bless,

Thy hand supports the drooping head;
Has rais'd the low, the hungry fed;
Justice and truth thy ways secure,
And, like thyself, thy works are pure.

To all who pray, the Lord is near,
If in that pray'r they are sincere:
Their suits he grants, their wants supplies,
And saves them when he hears their cries.