Next to thine angels is he plac'd,
And Lord of all below.

5 How rich thy bounties are!
How wondrous are thy ways!

Of dust and worms, thy pow'r can frame,
A monument of praise.
PSALM 8. Second Part. L. M.

Adam and Christ.

ORD, what was man, when made at first,
Adam, the offspring of the dust,

That thou should'st set him and his race,
But just below an angel's place!

2 That thou should'st raise his nature so,
And make him Lord of all below;
Make ev'ry beast and bird submit,
And lay the fishes at his feet!
3 But O, what brighter glories wait
To crown the second Adam's state!
What honours shall thy Son adorn,
Who condescended to be born!

4 See him below his angels made:
See him in dust among the dead,
To save a ruin'd world from sin:
Yet he shall reign with pow'r divine.
5 The world to come, redeem'd from all
The mis'ries that attend the fall,
New made and glorious, shall submit
At our exalted Saviour's feet.

PSALM 8. Third Part. L. M.

The Hosannah of the Children.
LMIGHTY Ruler of the skies,

Thro' the wide earth thy name is spread;

And thine eternal glories rise, O'er all the heav'ns thy hands have made. 2 To thee the voices of the young A monument of honour raise; And babes with uninstructed tongue Declare the wonders of thy praise. 3 Thy pow'r assists their tender age To bring proud rebels to the ground; To still the bold blasphemer's rage, And all their policy confound.

PSALM 9. First Part. C. M.

Wrath and mercy from the judgment-seat.
TITH my whole heart I'll raise my song,
Thy wonders I'll proclaim;

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Thou, the great Judge of right and wrong,
Wilt put my foes to shame.

2 I'll sing thy majesty and grace;
My God prepares his throne
To judge the world in righteousness,
And make his vengeance known.
3 Then shall the Lord a refuge prove
For all the poor opprest;
To save the people of his love,
And give the weary rest.

4 The men, that know thy name, will trust
In thine abundant grace:
And thou wilt ne'er forsake the just,
Who humbly seek thy face.

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

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

PSALM 9.

Second Part.

C. M.

1

The wisdom and equity of Providence.

W Shall once inquire for blood,

WHEN the great Judge, supreme and just,

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

2 He from the dreadful gates of death
Doth his own children raise:
In Zion's gates with cheerful breath,
They sing their Father's praise.
3 His foes shall fall with heedless feet
Into the pit they made;

And sinners perish in the net

Which their own hands have spread.
4 Thus by thy judgments, mighty God,
Are thy deep counsels known;
When men of mischief are destroy'd,
The snare must be their own.

5 The wicked shall sink down to hell;
Thy wrath devour the lands
That dare forget thee, or rebel
Against thy known commands.

6 Tho' saints to sore distress are brought,
And wait and long complain;
Their cries shall never be forgot,
Nor shall their hopes be vain.

PSALM 10. First Part. C. M.

For a day of Humiliation.

THY doth the Lord stand off so far?

W And why conceal his face,

When great calamities appear,
And times of deep distress?

2 Lord, shall the wicked still deride Thy justice and thy pow'r!

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

3 They put thy judgments from their sight,
And then insult the poor;
They boast in their exalted height,
That they shall fall no more.

4 Arise, O God, lift up thy hand;
Attend our humble cry:

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

PSALM 10. Second Part.

C. M.

God will hear the prayers of his children.

WH

HY do the men of malice rage,
And say, with foolish pride,

"The God of heav'n will ne'er engage
"To fight on Zion's side?"

2 But thou for ever art our Lord,
And pow'rful is thy hand;

As when the heathens felt thy sword,
And perish'd from thy land.

3 God will prepare our hearts to pray,
And bow his ear to hear;

He marks whate'er his children say,
And puts the world in fear.

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

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

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PSALM 11. L. M.

God loves the righteous and abhors the wicked.

My ny insult and cry?

Y refuge is the God of love:

"Fly like a tim'rous trembling dove, "To distant woods or mountains fly." 2 If government be all destroy'd, (That firm foundation of our peace) And violence make justice void,

Where shall the righteous seek redress? 3 The Lord in heav'n hath fix'd his throne, His eye surveys the world below; To him all mortal things are known, His eyelids search our spirits through. 4 If he afflict his saints so far,

To prove their love, and try their grace, What must the bold transgressors fear? His soul abhors their ways.

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5 On impious wretches he shall rain
Tempests of brimstone, fire and death;
Such as he kindled on the plain
Of Sodom, with his angry breath.

6 The righteous Lord loves righteous souls,
Whose thoughts and actions are sincere,
And with a gracious eye beholds
The men that his own image bear.

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PSALM 12. First Part. L. M.

Safety and hope in evil times.

LMIGHTY God, appear and save,
For vice and vanity prevail;

The godly perish in the grave,
The just depart, the faithful fail.