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That waves are under his command,
And all the winds that blow.

7 O that the sons of men would praise
The goodness of the Lord!

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And those that see thy wondrous ways,
Thy wondrous love record.

PSALM 107. Fifth Part. L. M.
Nations blest and punished. A psalm for America.
VHEN God, provok'd with daring crimes,
Scourges the madness of the times,

He turns the fields to barren sand,
And dries the rivers from the land.

2 His word can raise the springs again,
And make the wither'd mountains green;
Send show'ry blessings from the skies;
And harvests in the desert rise.

3 Where nothing dwelt but beasts of prey,
Or men as fierce and wild as they ;
He bids th' opprest and poor repair,
And builds them towns and cities there.
4 They sow the fields, the trees they plant;
Whose yearly fruit supplies their want:
Their race grows up from fruitful stocks;
Their wealth increases with their flocks.
5 Thus they are blest; but if they sin,
He lets the heathen nations in:
A savage crew invades their lands;
Their people die by barb'rous hands;
6 Their captive sons, expos'd to scorn,
Wander unpitied and forlorn :

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The country lies unfenc'd, untill'd,
And desolation spreads the field.

7 Yet if the humbled nation mourns,
Again his dreadful hand he turns;

Agua be makes their cities thrive,
And bids the dying churches live.
* The righteous with a joyful sense,
Admire the works of Providence;
And tongues of atheists shall no more
Blaspheme the God, that saints adore.
2 How few with pious care record
These wondrous dealings of the Lord!
But wise observers still shall find,
The Lord is holy, just and kind.

PSALM 108. First Part. L. M
Praise to God for his care of the church.

AGAIN, my tongue thy silence break,
My heart, and all my pow'rs, awake;
My tongue, the glory of my frame,
Awake, and sing Jehovah's name.
2 O'er heav'n exalted is his throne;
In ev'ry world his glory shown :

The church, he loves, his hand shall save From death, and sorrow, and the grave. 3 Ye kingdoms, hear his awful voice! “In Zion shall my heart rejoice; "This hand shall all her foes dismay, "And make their scatter'd strength a prey. 4" Mine are the sons of Zion, mine

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“Their glory, grace, and truth divine ; My sceptre shines in Judah's hands, "And still my strength in Ephraim stands. 5 "My foes to ruin shall be giv'n,

"The shame of earth, the scorn of heav'n; "Their eyes shall see my church prevail; "Their strength shall shrink, their courage fail."

6 O thou, beneath whose sov'reign sway
Nations, and worlds, in dust decay,
Tho' thy sweet smile has been withdrawn,
Thine aid denied, thy presence gone ;
7 Yet wilt thou still with love return;
With duty teach our hearts to burn:
Our dying graces, Lord, revive,
And bid thy fainting children live.
8 Save us from sin, and fear, and woe,
From ev'ry snare, and ev'ry foe,
And help us boldly to contend,
Falsehood resist, and truth defend.

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PSALM 108. Second Part. C. M.
Fervent praise.

AWAKE my soul, with fervent praise,

Awake my heart to sing;

Join all my pow'rs the

song to raise,

And morning incense bring.

2 Among the people of his care,
And thro' the nations round,
Glad songs of praise will I prepare,
And high his name resound.

3 Be thou exalted, O my God,
Above the starry train;

Diffuse thy heav'nly grace abroad,
And teach the world thy reign.

4 The church is thine; thou wilt maintain Her cause in ev'ry age:

Built on a rock, her foes in vain

Against her rights engage.

5 Then let thy chosen sons rejoice,

And throng thy courts above; While sinners hear thy pard'ning voice, And taste redeeming love.

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And strike the pow'rs and princes dead,
Who dare oppose his reign.

PSALM 110. Third Part. L. M.
The council of peace.

ESUS the Priest ascends the throne;
While counsels of eternal

peace

Between the Father and the Son,

Proceed with honour and success.

2 Thro' the whole earth his reign shall spread,
And crush the pow'rs that dare rebel :
Then shall he judge the rising dead,
And send the guilty world to hell.
3 Tho' while he treads his glorious way,
He drinks the cup of tears and blood;
The suff'rings of that dreadful day
Shall but advance him near to God.

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PSALM 111. First Part. C. M.

The wisdom of God in his works.
ONGS of immortal praise belong
To my almighty God:

He hath my heart, and he my tongue,

To spread his name abroad.

2 How great the works, his hand hath wrought! How glorious in our sight!

And men in ev'ry age have sought
His wonders with delight.

3 How most exact is nature's frame!
How wise th' Eternal mind!

His counsels never change the scheme,
That his first thoughts design'd.

4 When he redeem'd his chosen sons,
He fix'd his cov❜nant sure:

The orders, that his lips pronounce
To endless years endure.

3 Nature and time, and earth and skies,
Thy heav'nly skill proclaim :
What shall we do to make us wise,
But learn to read thy name?

6 To fear thy pow'r, to trust thy grace,
Is our divinest skill;

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And he's the wisest of our race,
Who best obeys thy will.

PSALM 111. Second Part. C. M.
The perfections of God.

GREAT is the Lord, his works of might

Demand our noblest songs:

Let his assembled saints unite
Their harmony of tongues.
2 Great is the mercy of the Lord,
He gives his children food;
And ever mindful of his word,
He makes his promise good.
3 His Son, the great Redeemer, came
To seal his cov'nant sure:
Holy and rev'rend is his name ;
His ways are just and pure.

4 They that would grow divinely wise,
Must with his fear begin :

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Our fairest proof of knowledge lies
In hating ev'ry sin.

PSALM 112., L. M.

The blessings of the pious and charitable

HAPPY is he that fears the Lord,

And follows his commands;

Who lends the poor, without reward,
Or gives with lib'ral hands.

2 As pity dwells within his breast
To all the sons of need;

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