6 My flesh shall slumber in the ground,
Till the last trumpet's joyful sound ;
Then burst the chains with sweet surprise,
And in my Saviour's image rise.
PSALM 18. FIRST PART. L. M.
HEE will I love, O Lord, my strength,
My rock, my tower, my high defence;
Thy mighty arm shall be my trust,
For I have found salvation thence.
2 Death and the terrors of the grave,
Stood round me with their dismal shade;
While floods of high temptation rose,
And made my sinking soul afraid.
3 I saw the opening gates of hell,
With endless pains and sorrows there,
(Which none but they that feel can tell)
While I was hurried to despair.
4 In my distress I called my God,
When I could scarce believe him mine;
He bowed his ear to my complaint,
And proved his saving grace divine.
5 With speed he flew to my relief,
As on a cherub's wing he rode;
Awful, and bright as lightning shone
The face of my deliverer, God.
6 Temptations fled at his rebuke,
The blast of his Almighty breath:
He sent salvation from on high,
And drew me from the deeps of death.
7 Great were my fears, my foes were great,
Much was their strength, and more their rage;
But Christ, my Lord, is conqueror still,
In all the wars the proud can wage.
8 My song for ever shall record
That terrible, that joyful hour;
And give the glory to the Lord
Due to his mercy and his power
PSALM 18. SECOND PART. L. M.
ORD, thou hast seen my soul sincere,
Hast made thy truth and love appear
Before mine eyes I set thy laws,
And thou hast owned my righteous cause. 2 Since I have learned thy holy ways, I've walked upright before thy face: Or if my feet did e'er depart,
Thy love reclaimed my wandering heart. 3 What sore temptations broke my rest! What wars and strugglings in my breast! But through thy grace that reigns within, I guard against my darling sin.
4 That sin that close besets me still,
That works and strives against my will;
When shall thy Spirit's sovereign power
Destroy it, that it rise no more?
5 With an impartial hand, the Lord
Deals out to mortals their reward;
The kind and faithful souls shall find
A God more faithful and more kind.
6 The just and pure shall ever say,
Thou art more pure, more just than they
And men that love revenge shall know,
God hath an arm of vengeance too.
PSALM 18. THIRD PART. L. M.
JUST are thy ways, and true thy word,
Great rock of my secure abode :
Who is a God beside the Lord?
Or where's a refuge like our God?
2 Tis he that girds me with his might,
Gives me his holy sword to wield;
And, while with sin and hell I fight,
Spreads his salvation for my shield.
3 He lives, and blessings crown his reign,
The God of my salvation lives;
The dark designs of hell are vain,
While heavenly peace my Father. gives.
4 Before the scoffers of the age,
I will exalt my Father's name;
Nor tremble at their mighty rage,
But meet reproach, and bear the shame.
5 To David and his royal seed
Thy grace for ever shall extend;
Thy love to saints, in Christ their head,
Knows not a limit, nor an end.
PSALM 19. FIRST PART. S. M.
EHOLD the lofty sky
Declares its maker, God!
And all the starry works on high
Proclaim his power abroad.
2 The darkness and the light
Still keep their course the same; While night to day, and day to night, Divinely teach his name.
3 In every different land,
Their general voice is known; They show the wonders of his hand, And orders of his throne.
4 Ye christian lands, rejoice,
Here he reveals his word,
We are not left to nature's voice
To bid us know the Lord.
5 His statutes and commands
Are set before our eyes;
He puts his gospel in our hands,
Where our salvation lies.
6 His laws are just and pure,
His truth without deceit ;
His promises for ever sure,
And his rewards are great.
7 Not honey to the taste
Affords so much delight;
Nor gold that has the furnace passed
So much allures the sight.
8 While of thy works I sing,
Thy glory to proclaim;
Accept the praise, my God, my King,
In my Redeemer's name.
PSALM 19. SECOND PART. S. M.
EHOLD the morning sun
Begins his glorious way;
His beams through all the nations run,
And life and light convey.
2 But where the gospel comes,
It spreads diviner light;
It calls dead sinners from their tombs,
And gives the blind their sight.
3 How perfect is thy word!
And all thy judgments just;
For ever sure thy promise, Lord;
And men securely trust.
4 My gracious God, how plain
Are thy directions given!
Oh may I never read in vain,
But find the path to heaven!
5 I hear thy word with love, And I would fain obey:
Send thy good Spirit from above To guide me, lest I stray. 6 Oh! who can ever find
The errors of his ways?
Yet, with a bold, presumptuous mind,
I would not dare transgress.
7 Warn me of every sin,
Forgive my secret faults;
And cleanse this guilty soul of mine,
Whose crimes exceed my thoughts.
8 While with my heart and tongue
I spread thy praise abroad;
Accept the worship and the song,
My Saviour and my God.
PSALM 19. THIRD PART. L. M.
THE heavens declare thy glory Lord;
In every star thy wisdom shines;
But when our eyes behold thy word,
We read thy name in fairer lines.
2 The rolling sun, the changing light,
And nights and days thy power confess;
But the blest volume thou hast writ,
Reveals thy justice and thy grace.
3 Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise
Round the whole earth, and never stand;
So when thy truth began its race,
It touched and glanced on every land.
4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest,
Till through the world thy truth has run;
Till Christ has all the nations blest,
That see the light, or feel the sun.
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