Then will he judge the rising dead,
And send the guilty world to hell.

6 Though, 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.]
C. M. St. Asaph's. [*]

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Christ's Kingdom and Priesthood.

JESUS, our Lord, ascend thy throne,

And near thy Father sit:

In Zion shall thy power be known,
And make thy foes submit.

e 2 What wonders shall thy gospel do!
Thy converts shall surpass

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The num'rous drops of inorning dew,
And own thy sovereign grace.

-3 God hath pronounc'd a firm decree,
Nor changes what he swore ;
'Eternal shall thy priesthood be,
"When Aaron is no more.

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-4'Melchisedec, that wondrous priest, "That King of high degree,

"That holy man who Abraham blest, 'Was but a type of thee.'

o 5 Jesus, our Priest, for ever lives, To plead for us above:

u Jesus, our King, for ever gives
The blessings of his love.

g 6 God will exalt his glorious head,
And his high throne maintain:
Will strike the powers and princes dead,
Who dare oppose his reign.

PSALM 111. C M. 1st Part. Mitcham. [*]
The Wisdom of God in his Works.

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SONGS of immortal praise

To my Almighty God:

belong

IIe has my heart, and he my tongue,

To spread his Naine abroad.

e 2 How great the works his hand has 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 ! llow wise the Eternal Mind! -His counsels never change the scheine, That his first thoughts design'd.

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

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

-5 Nature and time, and earth and skies, Thy heavenly skill proclaim:

e What shall we do to make us wiseBut learn to read thy Name?

-6 To fear thy power, to trust thy grace,

Is our divinest skill ;

And he's the wisest of our race,

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Who best obeys thy will.

Sunday.

C. M. 2nd Part. St. Martin's. [*]
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 who would grow divinely wise,
Must with his fear begin :

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

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PSALM 112. P. M. Cumberland. [*]
The Blessings of the liberal Man.

HAT man is blest, who stands in awe

Tof God, and loves his sacred law;

His seed on earth shall be renown'd; His house the seat of wealth shall be, An unexhausted treasury,

And with successive honours crown'd.

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2 His liberal favours be extends;
To some he gives, to others lends;
A gen'rous pity fills his mind:
Yet what his charity impairs,
He saves by prudence in affairs;

And thus he's just to all mankind.

3 His hands, while they his alms bestow'd, His glory's future harvest sow'd:

The sweet remembrance of the just, Like a green root, revives, and bears A train of blessings for his heirs,

When dying nature sleeps in dust.

4 Beset with threat'ning dangers round,
Unmov'd shall he maintain his ground;
His conscience holds his courage up:
The soul that's fill'd with virtue's light,
Shines brightest in affliction's night;
And sees in darkness beams of hope.
PAUSE.

5 [Il tidings never can surprise
His heart that fix'd on God relies;

Though waves and tempests roar around;
Safe on a Rock he sits, and sees

The shipwreck of his enemies;

And all their hopes and glory drown'd.

6 The wicked shall his triumph see,
And gnash their teeth in agony,

To find their expectations crost;
They, and their envy, pride and spite,
Fink down to everlasting night,

And all their names in darkness lost.]
L. M. Oporto. [*]

Blessings of the Pious and Charitable.
1 HRICE happy man, who fears the Lord,

ΤΗ Loves his commands, and trusts his word';

Honour and peace his days attend,

And blessings to his seed descend."
e 2 Compassion dwells upon his mind,
To works of mercy still inclin'd;
-He lends the poor some present aid,
Or gives them, not to be repaid.

e 3 When times grow dark, and tidings spread, That fill his neighbours round with dread,

o His heart is arm'd against the fear, o For God with all his power is there. g 4 His soul, well fix'd upon the Lord, Draws heavenly courage from his word; Amidst the darkness light shall rise, To cheer his heart, and bless his eyes. -5 He hath dispers'd his alms abroad; His works are still before his God; His name on earth shall long remain, While envious sinners fret in vain. C. M. St. Ann's. [*] Liberality rewarded.

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APPY is he who fears the Lord,
And follows his commands;

Who lends the poor, without reward;
Or gives with liberal hands.

2 As pity dwells within his breast,
To all the sons of need,-
So God shall answer his request,
With blessings on his seed.
3 No evil tidings shall surprise
His well establish'd mind:
His soul to God, his refuge, flies,
And leaves his fears behind.

4 In times of general distress,
Some beams of light shall shine,
To shew the world his righteousness,
And give him peace divine.
5 His works of piety and love

Remain before the Lord;
Honour on earth, and joys above,
Shall be his sure reward,

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PSALM 113. P. M. St. Helen's. [*]
The Majesty and Condescension of God
YE E who delight to serve the Lord,

The honours of his name record,

His sacred name for ever bless :
Where'er the circling sun displays
His rising beams, or setting rays,
Let lands and seas his power confess.
2 Not time, nor nature's narrow rounds
Can give his vast dominion bounds;

The heavens are far below his height:

e Let no created greatness dare With our eternal God compare,

Arm'd with his uncreated might. e 3 He bows his glorious head to view What the bright hosts of angels do,

And bends his care to mortal things: His sovereign hand exalts the poor; He takes the needy from the door, And makes them company for kings. 4 [When childless families despair, He sends the blessing of an heir,

To rescue their expiring name; The mother, with a cheerful voice, Proclaims his praises and her joys: Let ev'ry age advance his fame.] L. M. Quercy. [*]

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God sovereign and gracious.
E servants of th' almighty King,
In ev'ry age his praises sing;
Where'er the sun shall rise or set,
The nations shall his praise repeat.
2 Above the earth-beyond the sky,
Stands his high throne of majesty ;
Nor time nor place his power restrain-
Nor bound his universal reign.

Which of the sons of Adam dare,
Or angels with their God compare?
His glories how divinely bright,
Who dwells in uncreated light!
4 Behold his love! he stoops to view
What saints above and angels do;
And condescends, yet more, to know
The mean affairs of men below.
5 From dust, and cottages obscure,
His grace exalts the humble poor;
Gives them the honour of his sons,
And fits them for their heavenly thrones
6 A word of his creating voice
Can make the barren house rejoice :
Though Sarah's ninety years were past,
The promis'd seed is born at last.
7 With joy the mother views her son,
And tells the wonders God has done;