19. n 1 ་་་་་་་འ THY PSALM 19, L. M., 6 Lines. Starry Heavens. 'HY glory, Lord! the heavens declare, And night to night thy knowledge teach Till round the earth, from all the sky, 3 Waked by thy touch, the morning-sun Comes like a bridegroom from his bower, And, like a giant, glad to run His bright career with speed and power,Thy flaming messenger, to dart Life through the depth of nature's heart. 4 While these transporting visions shine, Along the path of Providence, 19. < Glory eternal, joy divine, Thy word reveals, transcending serse; PSALM 19, C. M. Divine Revelation. 1 THY law is perfect, Lord of light! 2 Holy, inviolate thy fear, Enduring as thy throne; Thy judgments, chastening, or severe, 3 Let these, O God! my soul convert, Let these be gladness to my heart, P 4 By these, may I be warned betimes; Who knows the guile within? Lord! save me from presumptuous crimes, 5 So may the words my lips express, 19. PSALM 19, First Part, S. M. f 1 BEHOLD! the lofty sky Declares its maker, God; And all his starry worlds, on high, m 2 The darkness and the light Still keep their course the same; 3 In every different land, Their general voice is known; f 4 Ye christian lands! rejoice; We are not left to nature's voice, m 5 His laws are just and pure, f 6 While of thy works I sing, 19. Accept the praise, my God, my King! PSALM 19, Second Part, S. M. f 1 BEHOLD! the morning-sun Begins his glorious way; His beams through all the nations run, 2 But, where the gospel comes, It calls dead sinners from their tombs, mp 3. How perfect is thy word! mf And all thy judgments just! aff 4 My gracious God! how plain 19. af 1 PSALM 19, Third Part, S. M. HEAR thy word with love, Send thy good Spirit from above, 2 Oh! who can ever find Yet, with a bold presumptuous mind, 3 Warn me of every sin, Forgive my secret faults, And cleanse this guilty soul of mine, f 4 While, with my heart and tongue, 19. 1 PSALM 19, L. P. M. The Excellency of the Scriptures. LOVE the volumes of thy word; 2 From the discoveries of thy law, Not honey so invites the taste, mf 3 Thy threatenings wake my slumbering eyes, And warn me where my danger lies; mp But 't is thy blessed gospel, Lord! That makes my guilty conscience clean, And gives a free, but large, reward. aff 4 Who knows the errors of his thoughts? My God! forgive my secret faults, mf 20. And from presumptuous sins restrain : PSALM 20, L. M. God, our Defence. mp 1 NOW may the God of power and grace Attend his people's humble cry! mf Jehovah hears when Israel prays, And brings deliverance from on high. P f Of humble groans, and broken hearts. 20. mp 1 mf f 2 m And joy and triumph raise the song. PSALM 20, C. M. Trust in God. HE Lord unto thy prayer attend, In thy salvation we 'll rejoice, For, when in prayer he hears thy voice, 3 In chariots, and on horses, some For aid and shelter flee; But in thy name, O Lord! we come, 4 O Lord! to us salvation bring; 21. Hear us, O God, our heavenly King! PSALM 21, C. M. God acknowledged in national Blessings. f 1 IN thee, great God! with songs of praise, And, blest with thy salvation, raise aff 2 In deep distress, our injured land For life we prayed; thy bounteous hand 3 On thee, in want, in wo, or pain, Our rights thy mercy will maintain, mf 4 Thus, Lord! thy wondrous power declare, While we glad songs of praise prepare, 22. aff 1 Now mf PSALM 22, L. M. Christ's Sufferings and Exaltation. OW let our mournful songs record When he complained, in tears and blood, 2 The Jews beheld him thus forlorn, And shook their heads, and laughed in scorn ;"He rescued others from the grave; Now let him try himself to save." aff 3 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 died. <4 But God, his Father, heard his cry; f Raised from the dead, he reigns on high; |