3 Loose all your bars of massy light,
And wide unfold th' ethereal scene;
He claims the mansions as his right,
Receive the King of Glory in.
4 "Who is the King of Glory, who?"
The Lord that all his foes o'ercame,
The world, sin, death, and hell o'erthrew;
And Jesus is the Conqu'ror's name.
5 Lo! His triumphal chariot waits,
And angels chaunt the solemn lay:
"Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates!
Ye everlasting doors, give way!"
6 "Who is the King of Glory, who?
The Lord, of glorious power possest,
The King of saints and angels too,
GOD OVER ALL, for ever blest.
PSALM XXV. S. M.
FIRST PART. (vv. 6—10.)
Pardon and Direction sought.
THY mercies and thy love,
O Lord, recall to mind;
And graciously continue still,
As Thou wert ever, kind.
2 Let all my youthful crimes Be blotted out by Thee;
And, for thy wond'rous goodness' sake,
In mercy think on me.
3 His mercy and His truth
The righteous Lord displays,
In bringing wand'ring sinners home,
And teaching them his ways.
4 He those in justice guides,
Who His direction seek;
And in His sacred paths shall lead
The humble and the meek.
Through all the ways of God
Both truth and mercy shine,
To such as, with religious hearts,
To His blest will incline.
SECOND PART. (vv. 15–22.
Distress of Soul.
1 MINE eyes and my desire
Are ever to the Lord:
I love to plead his promises,
And rest upon his Word.
Lord, turn Thee to my soul,
Bring thy Salvation near:
When will thy hand release my feet
Out of the deadly snare?
3. When shall the sov'reign grace
Of my forgiving God
Restore me from those dangerous ways,
My wand'ring feet have trod?
Oh keep my soul from death,
Nor put my hope to shame!
For I have placed my only trust
In my Redeemer's Name.
With humble feet I wait
To see thy face again :
Of Israel it shall ne'er be said,
He sought the Lord in vain."
PSALM XXVI.
The party speaking in this Psalm, whether we suppose it to be the typical or the true David, the Church or any member thereof, lying under the false accusations of calumny, appealeth to God. Conscious Integrity. L.M.
1 JUDGE me, O Lord, and prove my ways, And try my reins, and try my heart:
My faith upon thy promise stays,
Nor from thy Law my feet depart.
2 I hate to walk, I hate to sit,
With men of vanity and lies:
The scoffer and the hypocrite
Are the abhorrence of mine eyes.
3 Among thy saints will I
With hands well wash'd in innocence;
But when I stand before thy bar,
The blood of Christ is my defence.
4 I love thy habitation, Lord,
The temple where thine honours dwell:
There shall I hear thy Holy Word,
And there thy works of wonder tell.
5 Let not my soul be join'd at last
With men of treachery and blood,
Since I my days on earth nave past
Among the saints and near my God.
PSALM XXVII.
FIRST PART. (vv. 1-6.)
The Church our Delight and Safety.
1 THE Lord of Glory is my Light,
And my Salvation too:
God is my Strength, nor will I fear
What all my foes can do.
2 One privilege my heart desires-
Oh grant me an abode
Among the churches of thy saints,
'The temples of my God!
3 There shall I offer my requests,
And see thy beauty still;
Shall hear thy messages of love,
And there inquire thy will.
4 When troubles rise and storms appear,
There may His children hide:
God has a strong pavilion, where
He makes my soul abide.
5 Now shall my head be lifted high
Above my foes around,
And songs of joy and victory
Within thy temple sound.
HEN my cries ascend to Thee,
Hear, Jehovah, from afar;
Let thy tender mercies be
Still propitious to my prayer!
2 When Thou bads't me seek thy face, Quickly did my heart reply,
Resting on thy Word of Grace,
Thee I'll seek, O Lord, Most High!"
3 Glory in thy presence dwells,
Hide no more th' enliv'ning ray;
Nor, while frowning wrath repels,
Cast thy servant far away.
4 Sweet the hours, to memory dear,
When thy hand its help display'd:
God, my Saviour, still be near,
Nor withdraw thy wonted aid!
5 Should the world deceitful prove,
When no more its help I share;
Though decay'd a mother's love,
Though withdrawn a father's care;
6 Then Jehovah's guardian eye
Shall my orphan state defend,
Shall a parent's place supply,
He my Guardian, Father, Friend!
THIRD PART. (vv. 11-14.)
Prayer and Hope.
1 GRACIOUS Lord, disclose thy way,
In thy path my feet sustain:
While my foes my steps survey,
Make the path of duty plain:
2 Nor my fainting spirit yield
To the foes which round me rise;
From the Great Accuser shield,
Cruel power, or sland'rous lies.
3 Had not faith reviv'd my breast,
Oft my soul had sunk in woe;
Now, through life, assur'd I rest,
All thy goodness, Lord, to know.
4 Wait, then, Israel, on the Lord;
Still with courage cheer thy heart:
Wait-for faithful is his Word,
He will grace and strength impart.
PSALM XXVIII.
FIRST PART. (vv. 1-3.) P. M.
Prayer for Deliverance.
1 GOD, my Rock, to Thee complaining, Suppliant at thy throne I'll pray:
Never, Lord, my prayer disdaining,
Turn with silent scorn away:
Lest, if silent while I cry,
Sinking, 'midst the dead I lie.
2 Hear my cries, to Thee ascending,
While I lift my suppliant hands,
Where, my humble suit defending,
Near thy throne my Saviour stands :
Nor 'midst sinners fix my part,
Speaking peace with hostile heart.
SECOND PART. P. M.
Triumph and Intercession.
OW my soul its triumph raises,
Bless Jehovah's guardian care!
He will not disdain my praises,
For his grace hath heard my prayer:
He hath all his power reveal'd,
He my Strength and He my Shield!
2 When in faith on Him I waited,
Then the Lord to help me fled:
Now my heart, with joy elated,
Now my tongue his praise shall spread:
He their Strength, his Church to save,
Rais'd th' Anointed from the grave!
3 Bless thy Church, Almighty Saviour!
Let thy Saints salvation know:
In the pastures of thy favour,
Feed them near thy fold below:
Till thy love thy Church shall own,
Placed for ever near thy throne!
In this Psalm, the Prophet calleth the Kings of the earth to give glory to Jehovah, and to the VOICE, or WORD of His power; the effects of which, in the World and in the Church, are most magnificently described-the same things being true of Thunder and Lightning in Nature, and of the Word of God in the Church; as each of them is styled the "Voice of the Lord."
The Power of the Word in the Kingdom of Providence.
THE Voice of the Lord the waters controuls;
Of glory the God, the thunders he forms:
As willeth Jehovah the mighty sea rolls;
He speaks, and the billows are blacken'd with storms.
2 The Voice of the Lord, resistless its sway!
The Voice of the Lord in majesty speaks:
The Voice of Jehovah the cedars obey;
Jehovah the cedars of Lebanon breaks.
3 The Voice of the Lord the darkness divides,
And deals forth his arrows in fiery flakes;
The Voice of Jehovah the wilderness chides,
Jehovah of Kadesh the wilderness shakes.
4 The Voice of the Lord speeds hinds to their throes, The Voice of the Lord smites oaks to the ground;
The forest dismantled his majesty shows,
And all in his temple his praises resound!
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