My feet fhall visit thine abode,

My fongs addrefs thy throne.

2 Among the faints who fill thy house,
My off'rings fhall be paid;
There fhall my zeal perform the vows
My foul in anguish made.

3

How much is mercy thy delight,
Thou ever bleffed GOD!

How dear thy fervants in thy fight!
How precious is their blood!

How happy all thy fervants are !
How great thy grace to me!
My life, which thou haft made thy care,
Lord, I devote to thee.

5 Here, in thy courts, I leave my vow,
And thy rich grace record;

Witnefs, ye faints, who hear me now,
If I forfake the Lord.

WATTS.

Pfalm CXVII.

Short Metre. [*]

Praife to God from all Nations.

TShall found through diftant lands;
HY name, Almighty Lord,

Great is thy grace, and fure thy word,
Thy truth forever ftands.

2 Far be thine honours fpread,
Long may thy praife endure;

Till morning light and ev'ning fhade
Shall be exchang'd no more.

WATTE

Pfalm CXVIII. v. 18,19. 1ftP. C.M. [*]

SOV

Recovery from Sickness.

OV'REIGN of life, I own thy hand
In every chaft'ning stroke;

And whilft I fmart beneath thy rod,
Thy prefence I invoke.

2 To thee, in my distress, I cry'd,
Thy mercy lent an ear;

Thy powerful word my life prolong'd,
And brought falvation near.
3 Unfold, ye gates of righteousness,
That, with the pious throng,
I may record my folemn vows,
And tune my grateful fong.
4 Praise to the Lord, whofe gentle hand
Renews our lab'ring breath;
Praise to the Lord, who makes his faints
Triumphant in their death.

5 My God, in that appointed hour,
The heav'nly world difplay;

Where fin and death fhall have no place,
And tears be wip'd away.

6 There, whilst the nations of the blefs'd
With rapture fing around;

My anthems to delivering grace
In loftier ftrains fhall found.

DODDRIDGE, with Variation.

Pfalm CXVIII. Sec. Part. C. M. [*}

Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad,
And praise furround thy throne.

2 This day, the Saviour left the dead,
And Satan's empire fell;

3

This day, the faints his triumph spread,
And all his wonders tell.

Hofanna to th' anointed King,
To David's holy fon;

Save us, O Lord, defcend and bring
Salvation from thy throne.

4 Bleft be the Lord, who comes to men
With reflages of grace;
Who comes in God, his Father's name,
To fave our finful race.

5 Hofanna in the highest strains

The church on earth can raise ;
The higheft heav'ns in which he reigns
Shall give him nobler praise.

WATTS.

Pfalm CXVIII.
CXVIII. Short Metre. [*]

Salvation by Christ.

EHOLD the corner ftone,

To build our heav'nly hopes upon,
And his eternal praife!

2 The Jewish fcribe and prieft
Reject it with difdain;

Yet on this rock fhall Zion reft,
And envy rage in vain.

3 The work, O Lord, is thine,

And wond'rous in our eyes;
This day declares it all divine;
This day did Jefus rife.

4 How glorious is the day,
By our Redeemer made!

Let us rejoice, and fing, and pray,
Let all the church be glad,

5 Hofanna to the King

Of David's royal blood;

Blefs him, ye faints, he comes to bring
Salvation from your God.

6 We bless thy holy word,
Which all this grace difplays;
And offer on thine altar, Lord,
Our facrifice of praise.

WATTS.

Plalm CXIX. First Part. C. M. [✯ or b] The Happiness of a virtuous Life.

HOMM

OW blefs'd are they who always keep
The pure and perfect way;

Who never from the facred paths

Of God's commandments ftray!

How blefs'd, who to his righteous laws
Have ftill obedient been;

And have with humble fervent zeal
His favour fought to win!

3 Such men their utmost caution use
To fhun each wicked deed;
But in the path which he directs
With conftant care proceed.

4 Thou ftrictly haft enjoin'd us, Lord,
To learn thy facred will,

And all our diligence employ
Thy ftatutes to fulfil.

O then that thy most holy will
Might o'er our ways prefide;

And we the course of all our life

By thy direction guide!

6 Then with affurance fhould we walk
From all confufion free,
Convinc'd, with joy, that all our ways
With thy commands agree.

Pfalm CXIX. Sec. Part.

IN

The Danger attending Youth.

TATE.

C. M.

NDULGENT God, with pitying eye
The fons of men furvey;

And fee how youthful finners fport
In a deftructive way.

2 In pleafure's flowery path they tread,
On future years prefume;

Although ten thousand fnares are fpread,
To fnatch them to the tomb.

3 Reduce, O Lord, their wandering mind,
Amus'd with airy dreams;
That heavenly wisdom may difpel
Their vifionary schemes.

4 With holy caution may they walk,
And make thy word their guide;
Till each, the danger fafely paft,
On Zion's hill abide.

DODDRIDGE, with Variation

Pfalm CXIX. Third Part. C. M.

Repentance and Obedience.

HOU art my portion, O my God;

TH Soon as I know thy way,

My heart prepares t' obey thy word,
And fuffers no delay.