PSALM XXXVI.

The Power of GOD in his Works.

A

RISE

Proper Metre.

I.

my foul, on wings devout arise, Topraife th'almighty fov'reign of the skies ; In whom alone unfpotted glory fhines,

Which not the heav'ns, nor boundlefs fpace confines.

II.

He spread the firmament from pole to pole;
And hea'venly light diffus'd throughout the whole:
Of liquid air he bad the columns rise,
Which prop the starry concave of the skies.

III.

His word in air this pond'rous earth fuftain'd,
"Be fixt," he faid--and fixt the earth remain'd;
Heav'n, air and sea, tho' all their storms combine,
Shake not its bafe, nor break the law divine.

IV.

He bade the changing moon adorn the night,
Revolve her circle and increase her light
Affign'd a province to each rolling sphere,
And taught the fun to regulate the year.

V.

Thou from the realms of everlasting day,
See'ft all thy works at one immenfe furvey;
Pleas'd at one view the whole to comprehend,
Part joind to part, concurring to one end.

VI.

Hail fov'reign goodnefs! all creating mind!
On all thy works thyself inscrib'd we find:
How various all, how varioufly indu'd!
How great their number, and each part how good!

PSALM XXXVII.

The Greatness and Majefty of GOD.
As the 113 PSALM.

Y

I.

E holy fouls in GOD rejoice,

Your maker's praise becomes your voice; Great is your theme, your fongs be new; Sing of his name, his works and

ways, His works of nature and of grace, How wife and holy, juft and true!

II.

Justice and truth he ever loves,

And the whole earth his goodness proves;
His word the heavenly arches spread;
Far as they fhine from north to fouth:
And by the spirit of his mouth,

Were all the fhining armies made.

III.

He gathers the wide flowing feas;
Those wat❜ry treasures know their place,
In the vaft store-houfe of the deep;
He spake and gave all nature birth;
And fires, and feas, and heaven and earth,
His everlasting orders keep.

IV.

Mortals be humble, and adore

A GOD of such refiftless pow'r;

Nor dare indulge your feeble rage,

Vain are your thoughts and weak
But his eternal counsel stands,

your

And rules the world from age to age.

hands:

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PSALM XXXVIII.

GOD's univerfal Dominion.

Short Metre.

I.

HE LORD, the fov'reign king,
Hath fix'd his throne on, high;
O'er all the heav'nly world he rules,
And all beneath the sky.

And guard his churches when they pray,
Join in the praise they sing.

IV.

While all his wond'rous works,
Thro' his vaft kingdoms fhow
Their Maker's glory, thou my foul
Shalt fing his praises too.

PSALM XXXIX.

The eternal and sovereign GOD.
Long Metre.

I.

EHOVAH reigns: he dwells in light, Girded with majefty and might: The world, created by his hands, Still on its firft foundation ftands.

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II.

But e'er this fpacious world was made,
Or had its firft foundations laid,
Thy throne eternal ages stood,
Thyfelf the ever-living GOD.

III.

Like floods the angry nations rife,
And aim their rage a gainst the skies;
Vain floods, that aim their rage fo high!
At thy rebuke the billows die.

IV.

For ever fhall thy throne endure;
Thy promife ftands for ever fure;

And everlasting holiness

Becomes the dwellings of thy grace.

PSALM XL.

The Majefty and Condefcenfion of GOD.

As the 113th PSALM.

I.

E that delight to ferve the LORD,

YE

The honours of his name record,

His facred name for ever blefs:
Where-e'er the circling fun difplays
His rifing beams, or fetting rays,
Let lands and feas his pow'r confess.

II.

Not time, nor nature's narrow rounds,
Can give his vaft dominion bounds;

The heav'ns are far below his height:

Let no created greatnefs dare
With our eternal GOD compare,

Arm'd with his uncreated might.

III.

He bows his glorious head to view
What the bright hofts of angels do,
And bends his care to mortal things;
His fov'reign hand exalts the poor,
He takes the needy from the door,
And makes them company for kings,

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PSALM XLI.

GOD the univerfal Sovereign.

As the 113th PSALM.

I.

ET all the earth their voices raise

To fing the choicest pfalm of praise, To fing and blefs JEHOVAH's name: His glory let the heathens know, His wonders to the nations fhow, And all his faving works proclaim.

II.

The heathens know thy glory, LORD; The wond'ring nations read thy word,

In Britain is JEHOVAH known:

Our worship fhall no more be paid
To Gods which mortal hands have made;
Our Maker is our GOD alone.