9 "There's none of all my Sons above "So much my Image, or my Love; "Celestial Pow'rs thy Subjects are; "Then what can Earth to Thee compare? 10" David, my Servant, whom I chofe "To guard my Flock, to crush my Foes, "And rais'd him to the Jewish Throne, "Was but a Shadow of my SON." II Now let the Church rejoice and fing PSALM XC.. Metre i. GOD, our Help in Ages paft, 2 Under the Shadow of thy Throne 3 Before the Hills in Order stood, 4 A Thousand Ages in thy Sight Short as the Watch that ends the Night, 4 5 Time, like an ever-rolling Stream, 6 Like flow'ry Fields the Nations ftand, 7 O GOD, our Help in Ages paft, Be Thou our Guard whilft Life fhall laft, PART II.. 8 THOU,LORD, haft weigh'd our ev'ry Fault, 9. Our fleeting Days are fwiftly blown Our Years, like empty Tales, are gone, 10 'Tis but a few whofe Days amount II So teach us to compute our Days, That fafely we, through Wifdom's Ways, 12 Return, O LORD, and grant fome Rest Our Hearts, with early Mercies blest, 13 Let Heav'n fucceed our painful Years, And in Proportion to our Tears, 14 Thy Wonders to thy Servants show; I PSALM XC. Metre ii. THE HEE, LORD, their Refuge, Thee alone, From earliest Age, thy People own: Thou, ere the Mountains rose to Birth, And, while unform'd the Heav'ns and Earth, For ever GOD! 2 A Thousand Years to thy Survey 3 Our Life, with all its Toil and Care, And scarce is feen. 4 Or like the Grafs which fprings to view, 5 Thine Eyes our inmoft Guilt can read, Thou JUDGE of All. 6 O who thy Terrors juftly weighs? And learn to die. PART II. 7 RETURN, O GOD of Hosтs, return! How long fhall we thine Abfence mourn! Return, and let thy wonted Love Our Sins fubdue, our Griefs remove With fpeedieft Aid. 8 O vifit with enliv'ning Grace Their fainting Souls. 9 Thy bounteous Goodness, LORD, impart, And fill with Joy each drooping Heart: In thine Indulgence may we reft, Since wretched Man alone is bleft Beneath thy Smile. 10 On Souls devoted to be thine, Accept and bless. [GOD, PSALM XC. Metre iii. 1L% In ev'ry Age their fafe Abode, Their Hope, their Refuge, and their Truft. 2 Great FATHER OF ETERNITY, 4 Teach us to count our fhort'ning Days, And with true Diligence apply Our Hearts to Wifdom's facred Ways, PART II. 5 WITH Mercy, LORD, revive our Hearts, 6 O make our facred Pleasures rife, |