2 In vain I trace creation o'er, 3 In vain would this low world employ 4 Let earth, and all her charms depart, In God alone, this reftlefs heart 5 Great fpring of all felicity, XI. These wishes have their rife from thee, PSALM IV. Com. Met. Mrs. STEELE. The fame; or the Supreme Good. 'N vain the erring world inquires INF While earth confines their low defires, They live on airy food. 2 Illufive dreams of happiness Their eager thoughts employ; They wake, convinced their boasted bliss 3 Begone ye gilded vanities; I feek fome folid good; To real blifs my wishes rife, 4 Immortal 4 Immortal joy thy fmiles impart, Heaven dawns in every ray; One glimpse of thee will cheer my heart, 5 Not all the good, which earth bestows, 6 Should boundless wealth increase my store, Can wealth my cares beguile? I should be wretched ftill, and poor, 7 Grant, O my God, this one request; XII. PSALM IV. Com. Met. STEEle. TH An Evening Song. HE man of humble upright heart, The Lord himself has fet apart, And when he calls will hear. 2 With pious awe your hearts furvey, And every fin repent; 3 Let true contrition close the day, Your facrifice the Lord will own, Thus humbly bow before his throne, 4 Vain is the toilfome fearch of good Thy smile alone, my gracious God, 5 Thy fmile, whence all my comfort fprings, No joy, increafing affluence brings, 6 Thus with my thoughts compofed to praife, I Nor fear, while God protects my ways, XIII. PSALM V. Long Met. MERRICK. 2 3 4 Pious Addrefs to GOD for his Guidance and Blessing. E 'ER the young dawn has ftreaked the To thee, my God, I turn my eye; Let me not now, nor e'er begin From luft and paffion's bafer rule, 5 Thofe 5 Thofe only who have tried do know From innocence what bleffings flow. Sweet innocence and goodnefs given, We taste the peace and joy of heaven. XIV. I 2 3 PSALM VIII. Long Met. MERRICK. Hymn of Praife to GOD, as eminently due from Man. Hene'er, O God, with raptur'd eye, WH That glorious dome, which o'er our head In fuch magnificence is spread; The fun, the parent orb of day, Walking in majefty his way; [ed, The moon and ftars, with splendour crownThat nightly move their deftined round. I wonder, God, that in thy care Man, lowly man, fhould find a share ! 5 6 But time brings on a ripening plan, This earth's creation bows the knee; The favage race, that fhun the day, 7. The finny tribes, the reptile kind, In rivers, feas, or earth confined. Subject to God alone is man; I Grand, wife, and good is all thy plan. XV. PSALM VIII. Com. Met. WATTS. The fame. LORD our God, how wond'rous great The glories, which furround thy ftate, 2 When I behold thy works on high: 3 Lord, what is man, that thou fhouldft deign On him to turn thy eye? The child of weaknefs and of pain, 4 That thy beloved Son fhould bear 5 He is thy work, by thee defigned Oh may he, with a virtuous mind, PSALM |