7 Jesus, whom heaven and earth adore, PSALM 86. C. M. Effectual prayer. 1 BOW down, O Lord, a list'ning ear, 2 Do thou my sorrowing heart rejoice To heaven I raise my suppliant voice, 3 The Lord is kind when sinners call, 4 Oft has he heard my prayer before, 5 Encourag'd by his favors past, I'll seek his aid while troubles last, 6 Should sorrow darken all my sky The Lord will hear my humble cry, PSALM 86. L. M. God greater than princes. 1 AMONG the powers of high command, No power, O Lord, can stay thy hand, They neither rule by right divine, Nor are their ways and works like thine. 2 The nations thou hast made shall know Thy sovreign right to rule below; Thy power shall all thy foes o'erwhelm, And bring new subjects to thy realm. 3 Great is the Lord, his power alone Supports the splendor of his throne; He reigns the sovreign King of kings, His arm alone does wond'rous things.. 4 Teach us, O Lord, thy perfect way, And guide us lest we turn astray; Unite our hearts to fear thy name, Encrease our faith, our love inflame. 5 Awake, my soul, tune every chord To praise my Savior and my Lord, His love pursu'd me when I fell, And sav'd me from the brink of hell. 6 The, proud in power attempt in vain To bind the conscience in their chain; But thought is free, no power can bind The pure volitions* of the mind. 17 The Lord my Savior strong and near, For my salvation will appear; If God be nigh, no tyrant's rod Can shake my confidence in God. -8 Show me some token, Lord, from thee, And let my foes, who hate me, see, Thou canst the powers of earth control, And speak in comfort to my soul. PSALM 87. Part 1. L. M. The church immoveable. 1 THE church, O God, shall ever stand, The bulwark of our native land, Volition, the act of willing. 2 Establish'd on the 'eternal Rock, PSALM 87. Part 2. L. M. The church the birth place of saints, 1 THE Lord's foundation never moves, Thy tents, O Jacob, God approves, But loves the gates of Zion more Than all his dwellings known before. • Corroding, eating, wasting. form. Pyramid, a solid pile, a durable pillar of a peculiar 2 His grace accepts the worship now, When houses at his footstool bow; But makes a more delightful stay, Where churches meet to praise and pray. 3 What glories were describ'd of old, What wonders are of Zion told, Thou city of our God below, Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know. 4 Egypt and Tyre and Greek and Jew, Shall there begin their lives anew; Angels and men shall join to sing, The hill where living waters spring. 5 No more shall Zion seem forlorn, In her shall thousands yet be born; The Lord most high the Prince of Peace, Will bless her gates with large increase. 6 This man, who plays the tuneful lyre, Was born the first, they say, at Tyre; But Zion's friends, with joy, aver,* He's born a second time in her. 7 When God makes up his last account Of natives in his holy mount, His heaven-born saints shall rise and stand PSALM 88. As the 113. Loss of friends and relatives. 1 O GOD of my salvation hear, * To aver, to declare, to affirm 2 I seem as one whom men commit Devoid* of strength and power to save, And hold converse with every grave. Sent to the darksome house of clay, 4 Wilt thou, my God, neglect my call? When death dissolves my mortal frame? soul? Wilt thou, my God, forsake my For happier days await his saints; A few more setting suns shall see Then cease, my soul, these sad complaints. The covenant made with Christ. FOR ever shall my song record, |