We greatly will rejoice in thee For thou hast made thy people free. 2 Before we seek, the blessings sent Does oft our numerous wants prevent, Our heavenly King will ne'er withhold The choicest gifts of grace or gold. 3 'Twas in a time of arduous* strife, To God we pray'd to grant us life, The life we sought was freely giv❜a And all our foes were homeward driv'n. 4 The Lord with strong and mighty hand, Appear'd to save our injur'd land, His heart our righteous cause approv❜d And in his strength we stood unmov'd. 5 Fierce as a burning furnace glows And all its rage and redness shows, His vengeance on invaders beat, And flam'd with more destructive heat. 6 Jesus, our sovreign King, abhors Oppressive laws and bloody wars, His hand shall soon destroy their seed, Who triumph in the lawless deed. 7 His bow is drawn, his strings are tight, His arrows well prepar'd for flight, With dreadful aim against his face, Who loves to 'oppress the human race. { 8 Almighty Lord, exalt thy name, With liberty the world inflame; So shall the church thy glory sing, And praise thy power, eternal King. PSALM 21. Part 2. L. M. Christ exalted to the kingdom. 1 DAVID rejoic'd in God his strength,, Rais'd to the throne by special grace; * Arduous, difficulty But Christ, his Son, is born at length, A King o'er all the human race. 2 Jehovah rais'd his kingdom high, And gave the world to his command; The gospel brought his glory nigh And spread his name o'er every land. 3 High seated on the 'eternal hills, For saints our Intercessor prays; The Father grants whate'er he wills, And crowns his life with endless days. 4 Honor and majesty divine, In Christ the hosts of heaven behold; On earth his royal glories shine, And far surpass the purest gold. 5 Made heir to heaven's eternal crown, His Father's hand shall find out those, And in his anger tread them down, Who dare his royal Son to 'oppose. 6 As burning ovens rage with heat, Fan'd by the wind, and ied with coals, So shall his vengeance on them beat, His wrath devour their guilty souls. 7 The 'unchanging God has thus decreed, (And who shall make his purpose vain) To root from earth the serpent's seed, And bind the dragon in his chain. 8 The dreadful bow of death is bent With arrows trembling on the string, To disappoint their curst intent, Who treason plot against their King. 9 O, Lord, exalt thy wond'rous name, Thy throne o'er all thy rivals raise, PSALM 22. Part 1. C. M. The complaint of Christ. 1 MY God, my God, why should I be And left me thus alone. 2 I tell thee my complaints by day, 3 Our fathers made thy name their trust, 4 With shaking heads they pass me by, In vain he trusts in God, they cry, 5 O, God, who first inspired my breath, 6 Beset with rav'ning beasts around I'm pour'd like water on the ground, 7 From earth and hell my sorrows meet, They nail my hands, they pierce my feet, 8 With cruel spear they touch mine heart, The soldiers spare me not, Among them, they my garments part, 9 O, Lord, my strength, thine help afford, PSALM 22. Part 2. C. M. 1 I WILL declare my Father's name, 2 Come ye, who fear my God, and say How gracious is our Lord, He never turn'd the poor away Nor once his prayer abhor'd. 3 The meek shall eat. With plenty fed 5 The race of man from distant parts Shall turn to God with willing hearts 5 The kingdom now to Christ belongs, He rules by God's decree; Ye nations, hail him in your songs, 7 A-numerous offspring must arise They shall be precious in his eyes 7 The saints his righteousness shall show PSALM 22. L. M. Christ's sufferings and exaltation. 1 NOW let our mournful songs record The dying sorrows of our Lord, When on the cross his soul complain'd And blood his sacred temples stain'd. 2 The Jews behold him thus forlorn And shake their heads and laugh in scorn, "He rescued others from the grave, Now let him try himself to save. 3 This is the man did once pretend, God was his father, God his friend; If in this sufferer God delight, Why has he cast him from his sight?" 4 O, savage people! cruel priests! How they stood round like raging beasts; When God had left him in their power. 5 They wound his head, his hands, his feet, 'Till streams of blood each other meet, And ridicule the dying pangs In which the loving Savior hangs. 6 With careful hands, but cruel hearts, His garments they divide in parts, And sporting on the mournful spot His seamless vesture take by lot. 7 But God, his Father, heard his cry, Rais'd from the dead he reigns on high; As King the nations hail him now, And in his presence princes bow. |