O happy men, who pay
Their constant service there!
They praise thee still;
And happy they,

Who love the way

To Zion's hill.

-4 They go from strength to strength,
Through this dark vale of tears;

Till each arrives at length,

Till each in heaven appears.

O glorious seat,

When God our King
Shall thither bring
Our willing feet!

PAUSE.

e 5 [To spend one sacred day
Where God and saints abide,
Affords diviner joy,

Than thousand days beside:
Where God resorts,

I love it more

To keep the door,

Than shine in courts.]

-6 God is our Sun and Shield,
Our Light and our Defence;
With gifts his hands are filled,
We draw our blessings thence.
He shall bestow,
On Jacob's race,
Peculiar grace,
And glory too.

o 7 The Lord his people loves,
His hand no good withholds,
From those his heart approves,
From pure and pious souls.
Thrice happy he,

O God of hosts,

Whose spirit trusts
Alone in thee.

PSALM 85. L. M. FIRST PART. All-Saints. [*]

Ver. 1-8.

Deliverance begun and completed.

LORD, thou hast called thy grace to mind,

Thou hast reversed our heavy doom ·

So God forgave, when Israel sinned, And brought his wandering captives home. 2 Thou hast begun to set us free, And made thy fiercest wrath abate; Now let our hearts be turned to thee, And thy salvation be complete. e 3 Revive our dying graces, Lord, And let thy saints in thee rejoice; Make known thy truth, fulfill thy word; We wait for praise to tune our voice. -4 We wait to hear what God will say: o He'll speak, and give his people peace: -But let them run no more astray,

e Lest his returning wrath increase.

Armley.

L. M. SECOND PART. Islington. Oporto. [*] Ver. 9, &c. Salvation by Christ.

1

ALVATION is forever nigh

The souls who fear and trust the Lord;

And grace, descending from on high,
Fresh hopes of glory shall afford.

b 2 Mercy and truth on earth are met,

Since Christ the Lord came down from heaven;

By his obedience so complete,

Justice is pleased, and peace is given.

o 3 Now truth and honour shall abound,
Religion dwell on earth again,

And heavenly influence bless the ground,
In our Redeemer's gentle reign.

-4 His righteousness is gone before,
To give us free access to God;

Our wandering feet shall stray no more,
But mark his steps, and keep the road.

PSALM 86. C. M. FIRST PART. York. [* Ver. 8-13. A general Song of Praise to God.

1

AMONG the princes, earthly gods,

There's none hath power divine;

Nor is their nature, mighty Lord,

Nor are their works, like thine.

2 The nations thou hast made, shall bring
Their offerings round thy throne;
For thou alone dost wondrous things;
For thou art God alone.

e 3 Lord, I would walk with holy feet;
Teach me thy heavenly ways;
And my poor scattered thoughts unite
In God my Father's praise

o 4 Great is thy mercy, and my tongue
Shall those sweet wonders tell ;-
How, by thy grace, my sinking soul
Rose from the deeps of hell.

PSALM 87. L. M. Green's. Leeds. [*]
The Church the Birthplace of the Saints.
OD, in his earthly temple, lays

'G Foundations for his heavenly praise:

e He likes the tents of Jacob well;
But still in Zion loves to dwell.
e 2 His mercy visits every house,

That pay their night and morning vows;
• But makes a more delightful stay,
Where churches meet to praise and pray.
e 3 What glories were described of old!
What wonders are of Zion told!

o Thou city of our God below,

Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know. o 4 Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew, Shall there begin their lives anew: 8 Angels and men shall join to sing The Hill where living waters spring.

-5 When God makes up his last account Of natives in his holy mount,

"Twill be an honour to appear,

As one new born or nourished there!

PSALM 89. L. M. FIRST PART. Nantwich.[*]

1

F

Covenant with Christ, the true David.

NOREVER shall my song record The truth and mercy of the Lord: o Mercy and truth forever stand, Like heaven, established by his hand. 2 Thus to his Son he swore, and said, d" With thee my covenant first is made; "In thee shall dying sinners live; "Glory and grace are thine to give.

3"Be thou my Prophet, thou my Priest;
Thy children shall be ever blest:
"Thou art my chosen King; thy throne
"Shall stand eternal, like my own.
4 "There's none of all my sons above,
"So much my image, or my love:
"Celestial powers thy subjects are;
"Then what can earth to thee compare?
5" David, my servant, whom I chose,
"To guard my flock, to crush my foes,
"And raised him to the Jewish throne,
"Was but a shadow of my Son."

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o 6 Now let the church rejoice, and sing Jesus her Saviour and her King;

s Angels his heavenly wonders show, And saints declare his works below.

Truro.

C. M. FIRST PART. Colchester. Abridge. [*]

1

The Faithfulness of God.

1M The mercies of the Lord;

never-ceasing songs shall show

And make succeeding ages know,
How faithful is his word.

2 The sacred truths, his lips pronounce,
Shall firm as heaven endure;
And if he speaks a promise once,
Th' eternal grace is sure.

e 3 How long the race of David held
The promised Jewish throne !

o But there's a nobler covenant sealed To David's greater Son.

o 4 His seed forever shall possess
A throne above the skies:

The meanest subject of his grace
Shall to that glory rise.

g 5 Lord God of hosts, thy wondrous ways
Are sung by saints above;

And saints on earth their honours raise

To thy unchanging love.

SECOND PART.

Plymouth. [b]

Majesty of God; or, Reverential Worship.

WITH

ITH reverence let the saints appear,
And bow before the Lord;

His high commands with reverence hear,
And tremble at his word.

a 2 How terrible thy glories rise!

How bright thy beauties shine!

e Where is the power with thee that vies? Or truth compared with thine?

g 3 The northern pole, and southern, rest
On thy supporting hand;

Darkness and day, from east to west,
Move round at thy command.

o 4 Thy words the raging winds control,
And rule the boisterous deep;

Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll,
The rolling billows sleep.

-5 Heaven, earth, and air, and sea are thine,
And the dark world of hell:

e

a How did thine arm in vengeance shine,

When Egypt durst rebel!

g 6 Justice and judgment are thy throne, Yet wondrous is thy grace;

o While truth and mercy, joined in one, Invite us near thy face.

Ver. 15, &c. A Blessed Gospel.

C. M. THIRD PART.

Devizes. [*]

B

LEST are the souls, who hear and know
The gospel's joyful sound;

Peace shall attend the paths they go,
And light their steps surround.

2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up,
Through their Redeemer's name;
His righteousness exalts their hope;
Nor Satan dares condemn.

o 3 The Lord, our glory and defence,
Strength and salvation gives:

g Israel, thy King forever reigns, Thy God forever lives.

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C. M. FOURTH PART. Mear. [*] Ver. 19, &c. Christ's Mediatorial Kingdom. EAR what the Lord in vision said,

Hand made his mercy known:

d "Sinners, behold your help is laid "On my almighty Son.