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PSALM 80. Second Part. L. M.

The vineyard of God wasted.

ORD thou hast planted with thy hands
A lovely vine in heathen lands;
Thy pow'r defended it around,

And heav'nly dews enrich'd the ground.
2 How did the spreading branches shoot,
And bless the nations with the fruit!
But now, dear Lord, look down and see
Thy mourning vine, that lovely tree.
3 Why is its beauty thus defac'd?
Why hast thou laid her fences waste?
Strangers and foes against her join,
And ev'ry beast devours thy vine.
4 Return, almighty God, return;
Nor let thy bleeding vineyard mourn:
Turn us to thee, thy love restore;
We shall be sav'd, and sigh no more.

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PSALM 80. Third Part. L. M.
Christ, the defender of his church.

LORD, when thy vine in Canaan grew,
Thou wast its strength and glory too;

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 :

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Turn us to thee, thy love restore ;

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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;
Let Israel hear his voice.

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,
"To their own lusts a prey,
"And let them run the dang'rous road,
"'Tis their own chosen way.

5 Yet O, that all my saints.
"Would hearken to my voice!
Soon would I ease their sore complaints,,
"And bid their hearts rejoice.
6" While I destroy'd their foes,
F'd richly feed my flock,

"And they should taste the stream, that flows "From their eternal Rock."

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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
Those gods on earth, and all their ways.

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 ;
Dark are the ways in which they go:
Their name of earthly gods is vain:
For they shall fall, and die like men.
4 Arise, O Lord, and let thy Son
Possess his universal throne;
And rule the nations with his rod :
He is our Judge, and he our God.
PSALM 83. S. M.

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The prayer of the church against persecutors.

AND will the God of grace.

Perpetual silence keep?
The God of justice hold his peace,
And let his vengeance sleep?
2 Behold what cursed snares
The men of mischief spread!
The men, that hate thy saints and thee,
Lift up their threat'ning head.
3 Against thy hidden ones

Their counsels they employ ;
And malice, with her watchful eye,
Pursues them to destroy.

4" Come, let us join," they cry,
"To root them from the ground;
Till not the name of saints remain,
"Nor mem'ry shall be found."
5 Awake, almighty God!

And call thy wrath to mind:
Give them like forests to the fire;
Or stubble to the wind.

*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,

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And thou the sov'reign Lord.

PSALM 84. First Part. L. M.
The pleasure of public worship.

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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.
Grace and glory.

1 GREAT God attend, while Zion sings The joy, that from thy presence springs :

To spend one day, with thee on earth,
Exceeds a thousand days of mirth,
2 Might I enjoy the meanest place
Within thy house, O God of grace;
Not tents of ease, nor thrones of pow'r,
Should tempt my feet to leave thy door.
3 God is our sun, he makes our day;
God is our shield, he guards our way
From all th' assaults of hell and sin;
From foes without and foes within.
4 All needful grace God will bestow,
And crown that grace with glory too:
He gives us all things, and withholds
No real good from upright souls.
O God, our King, thy sov'reign sway,
The glorious hosts of heav'n obey;
And devils at thy presence flee:
Blest is the man that trusts in thee!

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PSALM 84. Third Part. P. M.
Longing for the house of God.

LORD of the worlds above,
How pleasant and how fair
The dwellings of thy love,
Thine earthly temples are!
To thine abode my heart aspires,
With warm desires to see my God.

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