PSALM 80. Second Part. L. M. The vineyard of God wasted. 1 LORD thou hast planted with thy hands A lovely vine in heathen lands; Thy pow'r defended it around, And heav'nly dews enrich'd the ground. 1 LORD, when thy vine in Canaan grew, Thou wast its strength and glory too; Attack'd in vain by all its foes, 'Till the fair Branch of promise rose. 2 Fair Branch, ordain'd of old to shoot From David's stock, from Jacob's root; Himself a noble Vine, and we The lesser branches of the Tree. 3 'Tis thy own Son; and he shall stand Girt with thy strength, at thy right hand; Th' eternal Son, enthron'd and blest, To give his suffering people rest. 4 O! for his sake attend our cry, Shine on thy churches, lest they die : Turn us to thee, thy love restore; We shall be sav'd, and sigh no more. The warnings of God to his people. 1 SING to the Lord aloud, God is our strength, our Saviour God 2 From vile idolatry "Preserve my worship clean; "I am the Lord who set thee free "From slavery and sin. 3 "Stretch thy desires abroad,. "And I'll supply them well; "But if ye will refuse your God, "If Israel well rebel, < 4 "I'll leave them, saith the Lord, “To their own lusts a prey, "And let them run the dang'rous road, "'Tis their own chosen way. 5" Yet O, that all my saints 6 "While I destroy'd their foes, "And they should taste the stream, that flowsFrom their eternal Rock." 1 PSALM 82. L. M.. God the supreme ruler; or, magistrates warned.. AMONG th' assemblies of the great, A greater Ruler takes his seat; The God of heav'n, as Judge, surveys 2 Why will ye then frame wicked laws? Or why support th' unrighteous cause? When will ye once defend the poor, That sinners yex the saints no more? 3 They know not, Lord, nor will they know; 1 PSALM 83. S. M. The prayer of the church against persecutors. AND will the God of grace Perpetual silence keep? The God of justice hold his peace, Their counsels they employ 4" Come, let us join," they cry, "To root them from the ground; "Till not the name of saints remain, "Nor mem❜ry shall be found.' 5 Awake, almighty God! And call thy wrath to mind: Give them like forests to the fire, 6 Convince their madness, Lord, And make them seek thy name': Or else their stubborn rage confound, That they may die in shame. 7 Then shall the nations know That glorious dreadful word: Jehovah is thy name alone, And thou the sov'reign Lord. PSALM 84. First Part. L. M. HOW pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are! With long desire my spirit faints To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 My flesh would rest in thine abode, My panting heart cries out for God; My God, my King, why should I be So far from all my joys, and thee? 3 The sparrow chooses where to rest, And for her young provides her nest; But will my God to sparrows grant That pleasure which his children want? 4 Blest are the saints who sit on high, Around thy throne of majesty ; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. Blest are the souls that find a place. Within the temple of thy grace: There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 6 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate : God is their strength, and thro' the road They lean upon their helper, God: 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, 'Till all shall meet in heav'n at length; 'Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. PSALM 84. Second Part. L. M. 1REAT God attend, while Zion sings The joy, that from thy presence springs: To spend one day, with thee on earth, PSALM 81. Third Part. P. M. 1 LORD of the worlds above, |