+ PSALM XVI. Third Part. C. M. * The Death and Resurrection of Christ. 1 "I SET the Lord before my face, "He bears my courage up; "My heart and tongue their joys express, "My flesh shall rest in hope. 2 "My spirit, Lord, thou wilt not leave 4 Thus in the name of Christ the Lord And Providence fulfils the word 5 Jesus, whom every saint adores, Behold the tomb its prey restores, 6 When shall my feet arise and stand There sits the Son, at God's right hand, WATTS. PSALM XVII. Common Metre. 1 MY God, the visits of thy face To all the flattering world can give, b 2 But clouds and darkness intervene, 3 Lord, guide this wandering heart to thee; Unsatisfy'd I stray; Break through the shades of sense and sin, 4 O let thy beams resplendent shine, 5 Lord, raise my faith, my hope, my heart, To those transporting joys; Then shall I scorn each little snare, 6 Then, though I sink in death's cold sleep, To life I shall awake; And, in the likeness of my God, Mrs. STEELE. PSALM XVII. Long Metre. The Resurrection. I WHAT sinners value I resign; And flesh and sense no more control 4 My flesh shall slumber in the ground WATTS. PSALM XVIII. First Part L. M. b 1 NO change of times shall ever shock And heard me from his throne on high. 4 The Lord did on my side engage, From heaven my righteous cause upheld, And sav'd me from the furious rage Of threatening waves that proudly swell'd. 5 Thou to the just shalt justice show, The pure thy purity shall see; Such as perversely choose to go, Shall meet with due returns from thee. 6 Who then deserves to be ador'd But God, on whom my hopes depend? Or who, except the mighty Lord, Can with resistless power defend? TATE. PSALM XVIII. Sec. Part. L. M. * or b God executing Judgment on his Enemies. 1 INCUMBENT on the bending sky, The Lord descended from on high; And bade the darkness of the pole Beneath his feet tremendous roll. 2 Thick woven clouds around him clos'd, 3 His voice th' Almighty Monarch rear'd, And o'er them rag'd the dreadful blast. MERRICK. PSALM XVIII. Third Part. L. M. b Sincerity proved, or the Equity of Providence. ! LORD, thou hast seen my soul sincere, Hast made thy truth and love appear; Before my eyes I set thy laws, And thou hast own'd my righteous cause? 2 Since I have learnt thy holy ways, My actions have proclaim'd thy praise Or if my feet did e'er depart, 'Twas never with a wicked heart. 3 What sore temptations broke my rest; What wars and strugglings in my breast; But through thy grace that reigns within, I hope to conquer every sin. 4 With an impartial hand, the Lord Deals out to mortals their reward; 5 The just and pure shall ever say God is more pure and just than they; WATTS. PSALM XVIII. Fourth Part. C. M. * 1 TO thine almighty arm we owe The triumph of the day; Thy terrors, Lord, confound the foe, 2 'Tis by thine aid our troops prevail, 3 God speaks, and at his fierce rebuke His voice, his frown, his angry look, 4 He forms our soldiers for the field, Instructs their hand the sword to wield, |