1 PSALM 48. First Part. S. M. The Church is the honour and safety of a nation. GREAT is the Lord our God, And let his praise be great; He makes his churches his abode, 2 These temples of his grace, 4 When Kings against her join'd, In wild confusion of the mind 5 When navies tall and proud He sends his tempests roaring loud, And sinks them in the seas. 6 Oft have our fathers told; Our eyes have often seen; How well our God secures the fold, Where his own sheep have been. 7 In ev'ry new distress, We'll to his house repair : We'll think upon his wond'rous grace, PSALM 48. Second Part. S. M. The worship and order of the Church. 1FA AR as thy name is known, Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne, 2 With joy thy people stand The worship of thy court, 5 How decent and how wise! 6 The God we worship now, Will be our God while here below, 1 PSALM 49. First Part. C. M. WHY doth the man of riches grow To insolence and pride; To see his wealth and honours flow 2 Why doth he treat the poor with scorn, Made of the self-same clay ; And boast as tho' his flesh were born Of better dust than they? 3 Not all his treasures can procure His soul a short reprieve; Redeem from death one guilty hour, 4 Life is a blessing can't be sold, Justice will ne'er be brib'd with gold, 5 He sees the brutish and the wise, Quit their possessions, close their eyes, 6 Yet 'tis his inward thought and pride, 7 Vain are his thoughts, his hopes are lost, 8 This is the folly of their way; 9 Men void of wisdom and of grace, 10 Laid in the grave like silly sheep, 'Till the last trumpet breaks their sleep PSALM 49. Second Part. C. M. E sons of pride that hate the just, 1 YE And trample on the poor; When death hath brought you down to dust, 2 The last great day shall change the scene; 4 Heav'n is my everlasting home, 1 Let men of pride their rage resume, PSALM 50. First Part. C. M. TH HE Lord, the Judge, before his throne The nations near the rising sun, And near the western sky. 2. No more shall bold blasphemers say, "Judgment will ne'er begin ;" No more abuse his long delay To impudence and sin. 3 Thron'd on a cloud our God shall come, Thunder and darkness, fire and storm 4 Heav'n from above his call shall hear, And earth and hell shall know and fear 5 "But gather all my saints (he cries) "By the Redeemer's sacrifice, 6 "Their faith and works brought forth to light, PSALM 50. Second Part. C. M. TH 1 HUS saith the Lord, "the spacious fields "And flocks and herds are mine : "O'er all the cattle of the hills "I claim a right divine. 2 "I ask no sheep for sacrifice, 3 Invoke my name when trouble's near, 4 "The man that offers humble praise, "And those that tread my holy ways, 5 "Not for the want of bullocks slain 6" And what have hypocrites to do "They call my statutes just and true, "But deal in theft and lies. 7 "Could you expect to 'scape my sight, "And sin without control ? |