I'll plead thy perfect righteousness, 5 How will my lips rejoice to tell My soul, redeem'd from sin and hell, 6 My tongue shall all the day proclaim His death hath brought my foes to shame; He sav'd me by his blood. 7 Awake, awake, my tuneful pow'rs, With this delightful song: I'll entertain the darkest hours, PSALM 71. Third Part. C. M. GOD of my childhood, and my youth, I have declar'd thy heav'nly truth, 3 Let me thy pow'r and truth proclaim 4 The land of silence and of death may these poor remains of breath Teach the wide world thy love! by righteousness is deep and high; Unsearchable thy deeds: Thy glory spreads beyond the sky, 6 Oft have I heard thy threat'nings roar, But when thy hand has prest me sore, 7 By long experience have I known 8 When I lie buried deep in dust, PSALM 72. First Part. L. M. 1 GREAT God, whose universal sway The known and unknown worlds obey Now give the kingdom to thy Son, Extend his pow'r, exalt his throne. 2 Thy sceptre well becomes his hands, All heav'n submits to his commands; His justice shall avenge the poor, And pride and rage prevail no more. 3 With pow'r he vindicates the just, And treads th' oppressor in the dust; His worship and his fear shall last, 'Till hours, and years, and time be past. 4 As rain on meadows newly mown, So shall he 'send his influence down : His grace on fainting souls distils, Like heav'nly dew on thirsty hills. 5 The heathen lands, that lie beneath The shades of overspreading death, Revive at his first dawning light, PSALM 72. Second Part. L. M. 1 JESUS shall reign where'er the sun His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, 'Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 For him shall endless pray'r be made, And praises circle round his head : His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise With ev'ry morning sacrifice. 3 People and realms of ev'ry tongue And all the sons of want are blest. $5 Where he displays his healing pow'r, 6 Let ev'ry creature rise and bring, 1 PSALM 72. Third Part. C. M. TH HE mem'ry of Christ's glorious name His spotless fame shall shine as bright 2 In him the nations of the world 3 Then bless'd be God, the mighty Lord, 4 Let earth be with his glory fill'd; 1 S PSALM 73. First Part. S. M. Tho' men of vice may boast aloud, 2 I saw the wicked rise, And felt my heart repine; 3 Pamper'd with wanton ease, Thro' all their life oppression reigns, 5 Their impious tongues blaspheme Their malice blasts the good man's name, 'Till to thy house my feet were brought, I view'd the sinners' life before, My thoughts no more repine; 1 PSALM 73. Second Part. C. M. GOD Thine arm of mercy held me up, 2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet, Thro' this dark wilderness; |