1 L PSALM 80. Second Part. L. M. The vineyard of God wasted. ORD thou hast planted with thy hands And heav'nly dews enrich'd the ground. 1 PSALM 80. Third Part. L. M. LORD, when thy vine in Canaan grew, Attack'd in vain by all its foes, "Till the fair Branch of promise rose. 2 Fair Branch, ordain'd of old to shoot From David's stock, from Jacob's root; Himself a noble Vine, and we The lesser branches of the Tree. 3 'Tis thy own Son; and he shall stand Girt with thy strength, at thy right hand; Th' eternal Son, enthron'd and blest, To give his suffering people rest. 4 O! for his, sake attend our cry, Shine on thy churches, lest they die : Turn us to thee, thy love restore ; We shall be sav'd, and sigh no more. PSALM 81. S. M. The warnings of God to his people. SING to the Lord aloud, And make a joyful noise: God is our strength, our Saviour God; 2" From vile idolatry "Preserve my worship clean; "I am the Lord who set thee free "From slavery and sin. 3 "Stretch thy desires abroad, "And I'll supply them well; "But if ye will refuse your God, "If Israel well rebel, 4" I'll leave them, saith the Lord, 5 Yet O, that all my saints. "And they should taste the stream, that flows "From their eternal Rock." 1 PSALM 82. L, M.. God the supreme ruler; or, magistrates warned. AMONG th' assemblies of the great, greater Ruler takes his seat; The God of heav'n, as Judge, surveys 2 Why will ye then frame wicked laws? Or why support th' unrighteous cause? When will ye once defend the poor, That sinners vex the saints no more? 3 They know not, Lord, nor will they know ; I The prayer of the church against persecutors. AND will the God of grace. Perpetual silence keep? Their counsels they employ ; 4" Come, let us join," they cry, And call thy wrath to mind: *6 Convince their madness, Lord, And make them seek thy name:: Or else their stubborn rage confound, That they may die in shame. 7 Then shall the nations know That glorious dreadful word: Jehovah is thy name alone, 1 And thou the sov'reign Lord. PSALM 84. First Part. L. M. HOW OW pleasant, how divinely fair, O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are! With long desire my spirit faints To meet th' assemblies of thy saints. 2 My flesh would rest in thine abode, My panting heart cries out for God; My God, my King, why should I be So far from all my joys, and thee? 3 The sparrow chooses where to rest, And for her young provides her nest; But will my God to sparrows grant That pleasure which his children want? 4 Blest are the saints who sit on high, Around thy throne of majesty ; Thy brightest glories shine above, And all their work is praise and love. 3 Blest are the souls that find a place Within the temple of thy grace: There they behold thy gentler rays, And seek thy face, and learn thy praise, 6 Blest are the men whose hearts are set To find the way to Zion's gate: God is their strength, and thro' the road They lean upon their helper, God. 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, 'Till all shall meet in heav'n at length; 'Till all before thy face appear, And join in nobler worship there. PSALM 84. Second Part. L. M. 1 GREAT God attend, while Zion sings The joy, that from thy presence springs : To spend one day, with thee on earth, 1 PSALM 84. Third Part. P. M. LORD of the worlds above, |