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lxv. 4; xli. 13

They with the goodness of thy house

Shall feast their appetites;

Full of the joys thy temple yields,

And ravished with delights.

The Lord, the God of Israel,

Be praised eternally,

From age to age, for evermore,

Amen, amen say I.

HYMN XXXIII. Psal. cxxiii. 1; xxvi. 8; v. 7.

To thee, O Lord, to thee alone
Do I lift up mine eyes,

O thou the high and lofty One,
That dwellest above the skies.
The habitation of thine house,
Lord, I have loved well,
And that sweet place so glorious,

Where thy renown doth dwell.
And to that house will I draw near

In thine abundant grace,
And worship with an awful fear
Towards thine holy place.

cxix. 5, 11, 12, 18, 19.

Assist me therefore, O my God,

And so direct my way,
That I may keep thy holy word,

And never go astray.

Let it be hid within my heart,

From sin to keep me free:

A blessed one, O Lord, thou art,
Thy statutes teach thou me.
Open mine eyes, that I may see
The wonders of thy law :

For being a stranger here, I must
From thence my comfort draw.
24, 54.

And these thy testimonies are
My heart's entire delight,
Nor need I other counsellor

To guide my ways aright.
For every where thy statutes are

My comfortable songs,
Whilst in my pilgrimage I am
Exposed to griefs and wrongs.

105, 106, 108.

For of my life they are the guide,

And to my paths give light;
I've sworn to keep thy righteous laws,
Which I'll perform aright.

The free-will offerings of my mouth
I pray thee, Lord, accept,

And teach me now which way and how
Thy judgments may be kept.

109, 111.

My soul is ever in my hand,

Exposed to dangers great,
Therefore the precepts of thy word

I never will forget.

Thy statutes are the heritage

Whereof I have made choice

To my last day, for those are they
That make my heart rejoice.

112, 96.

I have inclined my heart to keep
The laws thou didst decree,
And by thy grace will cleave to them
Even till I come to thee.

For, Lord, of all perfection here

I soon discern an end;

But to all times and states of life
Thy perfect laws extend.

HYMN XXXV.

Psal. cxix. 137, 138, 162, 163.

THY nature, Lord, and thy commands
Exactly do agree;

Holy, and just, and true thou art,

And such thy precepts be.

I have rejoiced at thy word
As one that finds a prize;
And I do love thy law, O Lord,
But hate the way of lies.

164, 165, 140.

Seven times a day I'll give thee praise

For thy just judgments' sake,

Great peace have they that love thy ways,
And no offence they take.

Thy word indeed is very pure,

As silver tried by fire,

Therefore thy servant will be sure
To love it with desire.

17, 132.

Deal bounteously in gifts of grace
With me thy servant, Lord,
That I may live, and run my race,
And keep thy holy word.
Look on me in thy mercy, Lord,

And grant me of the same,
As thou art wont to deal with those
That love and fear thy name.

Sing to the Lord aloud with praise,

With skilful songs and new,

Because his word, his works, and ways,

Are holy, just, and true.

-xl. 5; xxii. 9; lxxi. 17.

Many are those most wondrous works
Which thou (my God) hast wrought;
Many thy gracious purposes

Which are to us-ward thought.

I have been cast upon thy care

Even from my birth till now,

And from the womb that brought me forth,
My God, my guide art thou.
Yea, from my tender infancy

I have by thee been taught,

And so have told continually
What wonders thou hast wrought.
civ. 33-35.
Therefore to God will I sing praise,
While I have life and breath,
And glorify him all my days,

And honour him till death.

My thoughts of him shall be so sweet
As nothing else can be,

And all the streams of joy shall meet,
When, Lord, I think on thee.
Let sinners perish from the earth
And wicked be no more:

But thou, my soul, God's praise set forth,
Praise the Lord therefore.

ye

HYMN XXXVIII. Psal. Ixxi. 8, 14.

LORD, let my mouth be filled with praise,
That I with pleasure may
Thine honour to the world proclaim,

And publish all the day.

For I with never-fainting hope

Thy mercies will implore,
And celebrate with thankful heart
Thy praises more and more.
15, 16.

Thy righteous acts and saving grace
I daily will declare,

Though the one half cannot be told,
So numberless they are.
Depending on thy strength, O Lord,
I will go boldly on;

Thy righteousness shall be my plea,
Thy righteousness alone.

19-21.

Thy righteousness, O God, exceeds
In the most high degree ;
Thou hast performed wondrous deeds,

Who can compare with thee?

Thou who hast showed me troubles sore, Shalt raise me from the ground,

Must we proclaim the Lord's high praise,

And give his name renown.

4, 5, 6.
Above all nations he's advanced;
His fame surmounts the sky;
And who is like the Lord our God,
Whose dwelling is on high?
Yet humbleth he himself to see

Things done in heaven above,
And what is done on earth beneath,
Where we poor mortals move.
cxi. 2, 7, 8.

Great are the works of our great God,
And every one, no doubt,

That takes true pleasure in the same,

With care doth search them out. Faithful and just are all his ways,

His word for ever sure,

When once his promise is engaged,
Performance is secure.

9, 10.

Holy and reverend is his name,
And to be had in dread;
This true religious fear of God

Is wisdom's well-spring head.
Good understanding have they all
That carefully endeavour
To practise his commandments;
His praise endures for ever.

HYMN XLI. Psal. cxxxv. 1, 2.

SING Hallelujah, ye that serve
The God by us adored ;

O bless the high and glorious name
Of our Almighty Lord.
O ye that are admitted thus

Within his house to stand,
And in his holy courts attend
The word of his command,

3, 4.
Praise ye the Lord, for he is good;
Sing praises to his name;
For it is sweet to be employed
His praises to proclaim.
For God hath chosen to himself
Beloved Jacob's race,

And Israel the chief treasure is
Of his peculiar grace.

5, 6.

For well I know the Lord is great,
And that this Lord of ours
Transcends all gods, and hath his seat
Above all sovereign powers.
His word created all at first,
His pleasure rules them still :
His sovereign uncontrolled mind
Heaven, earth, and seas fulfil.

19-21.

O Israel's house, bless ye the Lord,

With them of Levi's tribe; All that devoutly fear the Lord, Due praise to him ascribe. Let us all now in Sion's courts

The Lord's high praise record, Who dwelleth at Jerusalem:

Praise ye, praise ye the Lord.

HYMN XLII. To the tune of Psalm lxvii.

Psal. cxxxvi. 1—3.

O RENDER thanks to God,
For he is very good;

His mercies sure do still endure,
And have for ever stood.
The God of gods proclaim,
The Lord of lord's great name;
His mercies sure do still endure
Eternally the same.

4-9.

Who wondrous things hath done, Made earth and heaven alone; His mercies sure do still endure To ages all made known.

Gave sun and moon their light, To rule both day and night; His mercies sure do still endure, For they are infinite.

10-14, 16.

Who Egypt's first-born slew, And thence his Israel drew; His mercies sure do still endure, And ever so shall do.

Led them through parted seas, And deserts' unknown ways; His mercies sure do still endure, Worthy eternal praise.

17-19, 22-24.

That famous kings destroyed, Whose land Israel enjoyed; His mercies sure do still endure, And evermore abide.

Our lost estate he knows, Redeems us from our foes; His mercies sure do still endure, A spring that overflows.

25, 26.

Who still provideth meat, Whereof all flesh may eat; His mercies sure do still endure

For ever full and great.

The God of heaven therefore With thankful thoughts adore; His mercies sure do still endure Henceforth for evermore.

HYMN XLIII. Psal. cxlvi. 1—4.

SING Hallelujah, O my soul,

To the eternal King;

Yea, whilst I any being have,

His praises I will sing.

Trust not in kings, though ne'er so great,

Nor in man's mortal seed,

Whose power is not sufficient
To help you in your need.

Because his breath doth soon depart,

Then turns he to his clay,
And all the counsels of his heart
Do perish in that day.

5, 6.

Happy is he whose certain help
From Jacob's God descends;
Thrice happy he whose fixed hope

On God, his God, depends.

Who formed the earth, and heavens' high frame, Who made the swelling deep,

And all that is within the same;

Who truth doth ever keep.

7, 8.

Who with right judgments still proceeds,

For those that be opprest,

Takes care that hungry souls be fed,

And prisoners be released.

The Lord doth give the blind their sight,
The bowed-down doth raise;

In righteous men he takes delight,
And loveth them always.

9, 10.

Strangers and widows he preserves,
The orphan's cause doth own,
But as for sinners' prosperous state,
He turns it upside down.
The Lord shall reign eternally;
Thy God, O Sion hill,
Shall reign to all posterity;
O praise him, praise him still.

HYMN XLIV. Psal. cxlvii. 1-3.
PRAISE ye the Lord, for it is meet
Our God's due praise to sing,
For the employment is most sweet,
And praise a comely thing.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem,
His out-casts he restores ;

With comfort heals the broken hearts,
And bindeth up their sores.

5, 6, 11.

Unsearchable his wisdom is,

His power admits no bound; He raiseth up the humble souls, Treads sinners to the ground.

The Lord's entire delight and joy

Is ever in the just,

In them that fear him faithfully,

And in his mercy trust.

12-14.

O praise the Lord, Jerusalem, Thy God, O Sion, praise,

Who makes thy bars, and strengtheneth them,

Wherewith thy gates he stays.

Thy children in thee he hath blest,

Makes in thy borders peace;

He fills thee with the very best
Of all the fields' increase.
19, 20.

The secret dictates of his lips

He hath to Jacob shown;

His statutes and his judgments are
To chosen Israel known.

He hath not dealt so favourably
With any land beside,

Nor have they known his judgments; so
The Lord be magnified.

HYMN XLV. Psal. cxlviii. 1, 2, 4.

SING Hallelujah, praise the Lord,

Even from the heavens high,

And from the heights his praise proclaim Above the starry sky.

His angels all his praise begin,

And all his hosts of might;

Praise him both sun and moon; praise him O all ye stars of light.

4-10.

Ye heaven of heavens, and waters there, Praise your Creator's name,

For by his great decree you do

Continue still the same.

Praise God from the earth, ye whales and deeps,

Fire, hail, and stormy wind,

Hills, trees, and cattle, worms and fowl,

Each in your several kind.

11-13.

Kings of the earth, and people there,

Princes and judges all,

Young men and maidens every where, Old men and children small:

O let them praise the Lord's great name, For that excels alone;

His glory is above the frame

Of earth, and heaven's high throne.
- cxlix. 1, 2, 4, 5.

But above all, let Israel's saints

Of their Redeemer sing, And let the sons of Sion hill

Be joyful in their King.

For God takes pleasure in his saints,

Will crown the humble heads, Therefore let them triumph in him, And sing upon their beds. cxlviii. 14.

For he exalts his Israel's horn,

And all his saints doth raise; A people near and dear to him; O give the Lord his praise.

HYMN XLVI. Psal. xlvii. 6, 7, 9.

SING praise to God, sing praise with joy,
Sing praises to our King;

For Christ is King of all the world;
All skilful praises sing.

With shouts of joy he is gone up

To his imperial throne;

Our Lord is with the trumpet's sound
To heaven in triumph gone.
ii. 8; xxii. 27.

At his request is given to him
The privilege of his birth ;
For his the heathen lands shall be,
And utmost parts on earth.
The kindreds of the nations all

Shall worship in his sight ;
For he must govern great and small;
All nations are his right.
lxxii. 2, 4, 6, 7, 11.

With justice shall he judge the poor,

Set the oppressed free;

Like showers of rain to parched ground

Shall his dominion be.

The just shall flourish in his days,

And all shall be at peace, Until the very moon decays,

And all her motions cease.

Yea, all the kings and higher powers
Shall kneel before his throne;
All nations, and their governors,
Shall serve this King alone.
18, 19.

Praise ye the Lord of hosts, and sing
To Israel's God each one;
For he doth every wondrous thing,

Even he himself alone.

And blessed be his glorious name

All times eternally;

Let the earth be filled with his fame;
Amen, amen say I.

HYMN XLVII. Psal. lxxxix. 1, 19. THE eternal mercies of the Lord

My song shall still express; My mouth to ages shall record Thy truth and faithfulness.