3 Yet their divine instructions run Far as the circuit of the sun,

And every nation knows their voice; Where'er he spreads his beams abroad, He publishes his Makery Godje vo

Rolls round, and makes the earth rejoice. 4 But when we read thy written word, What light and joy those leaves afford! These are our study and delight: Not honey so invites the taste, bra to Nor gold that hath the furnace past, Appears so pleasing to the sight. 5 From the discov'ries of thy law, The perfect rules of life we draw; But 'tis thy blessed gospel, Lord, Which makes our guilty conscience clean, Converts our soul, subdues our sin, And gives a free but large reward. 6 Who knows the errors of his thoughts! Forgive, O Lord, our secret faults, And from presumptuous sins restrain Accept the tribute of our praise, That we have read thy book of grace, And book of nature, not in vain.

1 BEHOLD, the morning sun

Begins his glorious way,

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His beams through all the nations run,
And life and light convey.

2 But where the gospel comes,

It spreads diviner light;

It calls dead sinners from their tombs,
And gives the blind their sight.

3 How perfect is thy word!

And all thy judgments just!
For ever sure thy promise, Lord,
And we securely trust.

4 My gracious God, how plain
Are thy directions given !
O may I never read in vain,
But find the path to heaven!
5 I hear thy word with love;
O help me to obey!

Send thy good Spirit from above,
To guide me, lest I stray.

6 Whilst with my heart and tongue
I spread thy praise abroad;
Accept the worship and the song,
My Saviour and my God.

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PSALM XX. Long Metre.

For a Day of Prayer in War.

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1 Now may the God of power and grace
Attend his humble people's cry;
Jehovah hears when Israel prays,
And sends deliv'rance from on high.
2 The name of Jacob's God defends
Better than shields or brazen walls;
He from his sanctuary sends

Succour and strength when Zion calls.
3 Well he remembers all our sighs,
His love exceeds our best deserts;
His love accepts the sacrifice

Of humble groans and broken hearts.

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4 In his salvation is our hope,
And in the name of God, the Lord,
Our troops shall lift their banners up,,
Our ships shall spread their flags abroad.
5 Some trust in horses train'd for war,
And some of chariots make their boast;
Our surest expectations are

From thee, the Lord of heavenly host.
6 Save us, O Lord, from guilty fear,
And let our hopes be firm and strong;
Till thy salvation shall appear,"
And joy and triumph raise the song.

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PSALM XXI. Long Metre."

The Exaltation of Christ.

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1 DAVID rejoic'd in God his strength,
Rais'd to the throne by special grace;
But Christ the Son appears at length,
Fulfils the triumph and the praise.
2 How great is the Messiah's joy
In the salvation of thy hand!

Lord, thou hast rais'd his kingdom high,
And giv'n the world to his command.
3 Thy goodness grants whate'er he will,
Nor doth the least request withhold;
Blessings of love prevent him still,
And crowns of glory, not of gold.
4 Honour and majesty divine!
Around his sacred temples shine;
Blest with the favour of thy face,
And length of everlasting days.

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PSALM XXII.

First Part. C. M.

The Sufferings and Glory of Christ.

1 "Now, in the hour of deep distress, "My God, support thy SON, When horrors dark my soul oppress, "O leave me not alone!"

2 Thus did our suffring Saviour pray,
With mighty cries and tears;
God heard him in that dreadful day,
And chas'd away his fears.

S Great was the vict'ry of his death,
His throne exalted stands ;
And all the nations of the earth
Shall bow to his commands.
4 A num'rous offspring shall reward
The Saviour's dying groans;
"I call them," saith the glorious Lord,
My daughters and my sons."

5 The meek and humble souls shall see
His table richly spread;

And all that seek the Lord shall be
With joys immortal fed.

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Christ's Death and Resurrection. $

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1 Now let our mournful songs record
The dying sorrows of our Lord,
When he complain'd in tears and blood,
Like one forsaken of his God.

2 The Jews beheld him thus forlorn,
And shook their heads, and laugh'd in scorn;
"He rescu'd others from the grave,
"Now let him try himself to save.

3"Behold the Man who did pretend "God was his father and his friend; "If God the blessed lov'd him so, "Why doth he fail to help him now ?" 4 O harden'd people cruel priests! How they stood round like savage beasts! Like lions gaping to devour,

When God had put him in their power! 5 They wound his head, his hands, his feet,] Till streams of blood each other meet; By lot his garments they divide,

And mock the pangs in which he dy'd. 6. But God his Father heard his cry; Rais'd from the dead, he reigns on high; The nations learn his righteousness, And humble sinners taste his grace.

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la: Obedience to God due from all Men. 1 LET all the various tribes of men To God their homage pay; And distant nations of the earth, One sovereign Lord obey.

2 'Tis his prerogative supremel O'er subject kings to reign

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'Tis just that he should rule the world,
Who does the world sustain.

3 The rich, whom he with plenty feeds,.
His goodness shall confess;
The sons of want, whom he relieves,
Their bounteous patron bless.

4 With humble confidence to God
Let all for aid repair;