Part 38 (1/2)

4 Their hands shall bear you, lest you fall And dash against the stones: Are they not servants at his call, And sent t' attend his sons?

5 Adders and lions ye shall tread; The tempter's wiles defeat; He that hath broke the serpent's head Puts him beneath your feet.

6 ”Because on me they set their love ”I'll save them,” saith the Lord; ”I'll bear their joyful souls above ”Destruction and the sword.

7 ”My grace shall answer when they call; ”In trouble I'll be nigh; ”My power shall help them when they fall, ”And raise them when they die.

8 ”Those that on earth my Name have known, ”I'll honour them in heaven; ”There my salvation shall be shown, ”And endless life be given.”

Psalm 92:1. First Part.

A psalm for the Lord's day.

1 Sweet is the work, my G.o.d my King, To praise thy Name, give thanks and sing, To shew thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night.

2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest, No mortal cares shall seize my breast; O may my heart in tune be found Like David's harp of solemn sound!

3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, And bless his works, and bless his word; Thy works of grace, how bright they s.h.i.+ne!

How deep thy counsels! how divine!

4 Fools never raise their thoughts so high; Like brutes they live, like brutes they die; Like gra.s.s they flourish, till thy breath Blast them in everlasting death.

5 But I shall share a glorious part When grace hath well refin'd my heart, And fresh supplies of joy are shed Like holy oil, to cheer my head.

6 Sin, (my worst enemy before) Shall vex my eyes and ears no more; My inward foes shall all be slain, Nor Satan break my peace again.

7 Then shall I see, and hear, and know, All I desir'd or wish'd below; And every power find sweet employ In that eternal world of joy.

Psalm 92:2. 12 &c. Second Part.

The church is the garden of G.o.d.

1 Lord, 'tis a pleasant thing to stand In gardens planted by thine hand; Let me within thy courts be seen Like a young cedar fresh and green.

2 There grow thy saints in faith and love, Blest with thine influence from above; Not Lebanon with all its trees Yields such a comely sight as these.

3 The plants of grace shall ever live; (Nature decays but grace must thrive) Time, that doth all things else impair, Still makes them flourish strong and fair.

4 Laden with fruits of age, they shew The Lord is holy, just, and true; None that attend his gates shall find A G.o.d unfaithful or unkind.

Psalm 93:1. 1st Metre. As 100th Psalm.

The eternal and sovereign G.o.d.

1 Jehovah reigns; he dwells in light, Girded with majesty and might: The world created by his hands Still on its first foundation stands.

2 But ere this s.p.a.cious world was made, Or had its first foundations laid, Thy throne eternal ages stood, Thyself the ever-living G.o.d.

3 Like floods the angry nations rise And aim their rage against the skies; Vain floods that aim their rage so high!

At thy rebuke the billows die.