the Flock Of whom he hath command His People and his Pasture-stock And Sheep of his own hand 8 9 10 11. Let 's therefore hear his Voice to day And not hard-hearted prove As those that in the Wilderness Provoked God above They prov'd his pow'r and saw his works And long they griev'd him there Till weary'd with that murm'ring Race He could no longer bear But did in just and holy wrath By solemn Oath protest That they should never come into The Blessed Canaan's Rest. Heb. 4.1 Let us then fear left a like Rest Being propos'd to us Any of us through unbelief Come short and perish thus Hymn XXXII Psal. 36.7 8. HOW excellent Lord is that Grace And Love that from thee springs Therefore the Sons of Men do place Their Trust in thy spread wings With fatness of thine House on high Thou shalt thy Saints suffice And make them drink abundantly The River of thy Joys 9 10. Because the Springs of Life most pure Do ever flow from thee And in thy Light-we shall be sure Eternal Light to see To those who thus esteem thy Love Thy Kindness still impart And all thy Promises fulfil To men of upright heart 89.15 16. Blest is the People that doth know And hear the joyful sound Thy Beams shall light them as they go And shine about them round Th' expressions of thy wondrous Love Will constant Joys create And thou the Glory of their strength Wilt crown their low Estate 65.4 41.13 They with the Goodness of thy House Shall feast their Appetites Full of the Joys thy Temple yields And ravish'd with Delights The Lord the God of Israel Be prais'd eternally From age to age for evermore Amen Amen say I. Hymn XXXIII Psal. 123.1 26.8 5.7 TO thee O Lord to thee alone Do I lift up mine Eyes O thou the high and lofty One That dwell'st above the Skies The Habitation of thine House Lord I have loved well And that sweet place so glorious Where thy Renown doth dwell And to that House will I draw near In thine abundant Grace And worship with an awful fear Towards thine Holy Place 119.5 11 12 18 19. Assist me therefore O my God And so direct my way That I may keep thy holy Word And never go astray Let it be hid within my heart From sin to keep me free A blessed One O Lord thou art Thy Statutes teach thou me Open mine Eyes that I may see The wonders of thy Law For b'ing a stranger here I must From thence my comfort draw 24 54. And these thy Testimonies are My heart 's intire delight Nor need I other Counsellor To guide my ways aright For ev'ry where thy Statutes are My comfortable Songs Whilst in my Pilgrimage I am Expos'd to griefs and wrongs Hymn XXXIV Psal. 119.68 73. LORD thou art good and thou dost good All Graces flow from thee Teach me to know thy Testaments How good and just they be Thy hands have made and fashion'd me Thy Grace on me bestow To know thy Precepts what they be And practise what I know 105 106 108. For of my Life they are the Guide And to my Paths give Light I 've sworn to keep thy Right'ous Laws Which I 'll perform aright The Free-will Off'rings of my Mouth I pray thee Lord accept And teach me now which way and how Thy Judgments may be kept 109 111. My Soul is ever in my hand Expos'd to dangers great Therefore the Precepts of thy Word I never will forget Thy Statutes are the Heritage Whereof I have made choice To my last day for those are they That make my heart rejoyce 112.96 I have inclin'd my heart to keep The Laws thou didst decree And by thy Grace will cleave to them Ev'n till I come to thee For Lord of all Perfection here I soon discern an end But to all times and states of Life Thy perfect Laws extend Hymn XXXV Psal. 119.137 138 162 163. THY Nature Lord and thy Commands Exactly do agree Holy and just and true thou art And such thy Precepts be I have rejoyced at thy Word As one that finds a Prize And I do love thy Law O Lord. But hate the way of Lies 164 165 140. Sev'n times a day I 'll give thee praise For thy just Judgments sake Great peace have they that love thy ways And no offence they take Thy Word indeed is very pure As Silver try'd by Fire Therefore thy Servant will be sure To love it most intire 17.132 Deal bounteously in gifts of Grace With me thy Servant Lord That I may live and run my Race And keep thy Holy Word Look on me in thy mercy Lord And grant me of the same As thou art wont to deal with those That love and fear thy Name 133 171. Let all my steps by thy just Word Exactly order'd be That no iniquity may have Dominion over me And then my Lips shall be prepar'd To offer thankful praise When unto me thou hast declar'd And taught me all thy ways Hymn XXXVI Psal. 63.1 2. To the Tune of Psal. 67. O God thou art my God I 'll seek thee earnestly My Soul in me thirsts after thee Here in the Desarts dry That I might see thy pow'r And thy most glorious Grace As I sometimes have seen it shine Within thy Holy Place 3 4 8. That Loving-kindness Lord Which I will ever praise Is better far than Life it self Tho' fill'd with prosp'ring days Thus while my Life doth last I will extol thy Fame My heart and hands will I lift up In thy most holy Name My Soul is pressing on To follow after thee And still I stand by thy right hand For that upholdeth me 122.1 2 4 5 6 7. Therefore will I rejoyce When they to me shall say Unto the House of God let us Together take our way For there will we be found Where Isr'el's Tribes attend Upon the lively Oracles Joynt-praise to Heav'n to send Pray for Jerus'lem's peace And for my Brethren dear Peace be in Sion's sacred Walls Prosperity be there For Lord's-day Noon and Evening Hymn XXXVII Psal. 33. 1 2 3 4. YE Righteous in the Lord rejoyce For praise becomes the Saints Praise God with Psaltry Harp and Voice And ten-string'd Instruments Sing to the Lord aloud with praise With skilful Songs and new Because his Word his Works and Ways Are holy just and true 40.5 22.9 71.17 Many are those most wond'rous works Which thou my God hast wrought Many thy gracious purposes Which are to us-ward thought I have been cast upon thy care Ev'n from my Birth till now And from the Womb that brought me forth My God and Guide art thou Yea from my tender Infancy I have by thee been taught And so have told continually What wonders thou hast wrought 104.33 34 35. Therefore to God will I sing praise While I have life and breath And glorifie him all my days And honour him till death My thoughts of him shall be so sweet As nothing else can
And in our Streets the fruitful Flocks May many thousands yield 14 15. Let not our la'â—'ring Oxen faint Nor Enemy invade No leading captive no complaint Within our Streets be made O happy People would we say With all these Blessings stor'd Yea rather happy People they Whose God is God the Lord. 48. last This God is evermore our God Our Cov'nant God is he Ev'n unto death and beyond death Our faithful Guide he 'll be Hymn XIX Psal. 116.1 2 7 8. GOD that so gracious a regard To my requests did give Shall have my best and choicest Love And Service while I live God and thy self my Soul enjoy Quiet and free from fears He sav'd thy life upheld thy steps And dry'd up all thy tears 12 13 16. What shall I render Lord for all The kindness thou hast shown Praises I 'll offer and with thanks Will all thy favours own Truly I am thy Servant Lord Thy Servant I will be Born in thy house and from my bonds By thy good hand set free 42.8 11. Therefore will God command for me His kindest Love by day His Song shall be by night with me To God my Life I 'll pray Why art thou then cast down my Soul With sorrows over-prest Why do despairing thoughts disturb Thy peace and break my rest Have Faith in God for yet shall I Sing forth his praise divine He to my Countenance is health He 's God and shall be mine Hymn XX. Psal. 138.1 2 3 4 5. With my whole heart before the Gods I will with praise proclaim That word of Love and Truth which is Greater than all thy Name With spiritual strength thou answer'st me And thou shalt have thy praise From Princes all that hear thy Word And sing on all thy ways 6 7 8. Though God be high he likes the low But proud men he disdains Therefore in midst of dangers great My quickning hope remains The Lord will perfect mine affairs So sure thy mercy stands Forsake not Lord but succour still The work of thine own hands 97.11 12. Since the immortal seeds of Light For upright men are sown A joyful Harvest will at length Their work and sorrows crown Then let our constant Joys declare The God we serve is kind We 'll praise him for his mercies past And wait for those behind Hymn XXI Psal. 139.1 2 3 4 5. LORD thou hast search'd my inward part And all my thoughts hast known Thou seest me sit thou seest me rise Walking and lying down All my close ways all my quick words Thou Lord dost understand Behind before thou hast beset And on me laid thine hand 7 8 9 10. Whither can I retire from thee Or from thy presence fly For neither Heav'n nor Hell can hide From thine All-seeing Eye Could I remove to th' utmost Sea Wing'd with the morning Ray Thy hand that must support my flight Would my abode betray 11 12 13 14 15. In vain I seek to lie conceal'd I'th'darkness of the night For midnight darkness shines to thee As clear as noon-day light Maker and Master of my Reins Thou didst at once become Blest Lord how strangely was I fram'd And formed in the womb 17 18 23 24 How precious are the thoughts of Love Thou dost to me express Deep in themselves but dear to me And they are numberless When I awake I 'm still with thee And thus to thee I cry Search me O God and know my heart My thoughts and Conscience try And see if I do go astray In any course of sin Shew me the everlasting way And lead me Lord therein Hymn XXII Psal. 103.1 2 3. Bless thou the living Lord my Soul His glorious praise proclaim Let all my inward pow'rs extol And bless his holy Name Forget not all his benefits But bless the Lord my Soul Who all thy trespasses remits And makes thee sound and whole 4 5 8 9 10. Who did redeem thy life from death And crown'd thee with his Love Renew'd thy Youth and fill'd thy Mouth With goodness from above The Lord is kind to anger slow Ready to pardon sin Deals not with us in constant wrath As our deserts have been 11 12. 94.19 As Heaven is high above the Earth So is his Cov'nant-Love Further than East is from the West He doth our sins remove Thus in the crowd and multitude Of various thoughts which roll Within my breast these comforts rest And do delight my Soul Hymn XXIII Psal. 65.1 2 3. To the Tune of Psal. 67. O God Praise waiteth still For thee in Sion Hill The Vow will be perform'd to thee And readily fulfil O Thou whose Titles are The God that hearest prayer The God to whom all flesh shall come To thee do we repair Our sins have born great sway And much against us say But as for these Lord thou shalt please To purge them all away 143.8 Cause me to hear thy Love Before the break of day Cause me to know which way to go For thou art all my stay 56.12 13. Thy Vows upon me lye Lord I will pay the same And I always will render praise To thy most holy Name For thou my Soul hast sav'd From death so near at hand And wilt not thou uphold me now And make my feet so stand That I may still proceed To walk as in thy sight And spend my days unto thy praise With them that live in Light 150.6 Let ev'ry breathing thing Be ready to record The praise and same of God's great Name Amen Praise ye the Lord. Hymn XXIV Psal. 8.1 2. O Lord our Lord through all the Earth How exc'llent is thy Name Who hast thy Glory so adorn'd Above the Heav'ns high frame Weak Babes and Sucklings thou ordain'st Thy power and praise to show To still thereby the Enemy And the avengeful Foe 3 4 5. When to thine Heav'ns I lift mine Eye The Palace thou didst rear And the bright Moon and Stars observe Ordain'd to govern there Lord what is Man that he should have In thy kind thoughts a place That thou shouldst thus advance and bless His mean and mortal Race Litt'e below the Angels high He stands in Glory plac'd Whilst all the Creatures here below Under his Feet are cast 73.25 26. But whom have I in Heav'n but thee Nor is there any one In all the Earth desir'd of me Except thy self alone For when my flesh and heart do fail Then God upholds my heart He is my strength for evermore My portion and my part 27 28. For they that far estranged be Lo they and ev'ry one That goes a whoring Lord from thee Shall quite be overthrown But it is good for me always That I to God draw nigh Then shall I praise his Truth and Love When I on him rely For the Lord's Day Morning Hymn XXV Psal. 118.1 2 3 4. GIve thanks to God for he is good His Mercies still endure Let all the Seed of Israel say His Promises are sure Let Aaron's House confess this day His Goodness
be And all the streams of Joy shall meet When Lord I think on thee Let sinners perish from the Earth And wicked be no more But thou my Soul God's praise set forth Praise ye the Lord therefore Hymn XXXVIII Psal. 71.8 14. LORD let my mouth be fill'd with praise That I with pleasure may Thine Honour to the World proclaim And publish all the day For I with never-fainting hope Thy mercies will implore And celebrate with thankful heart Thy praises more and more 15 16. Thy righteous Acts and saving Grace I daily will declare Though the one half cannot be told So numberless they are Depending on thy strength O Lord I will go boldly on Thy Righteousness shall be my plea Thy Righteousness alone 19 20 21. Thy Righteousness O God exceeds In the most high degree Thou hast performed wond'rous deeds Who can compare with thee Thou who hast shew'd me troubles sore Shalt raise me from the ground With boundless Joys and endless Peace Thou shalt enclose me round 22 23. I will instruct each warbling string To make thy praises known Thy Truth and Goodness I will sing O Isr'el's Holy One A multitude of Joys shall throng Upon my Lips to sit While my glad Soul breaths on t a Song To him that ransom'd it Hymn XXXIX Psal. 106.1 2. O Render thanks unto the Lord For kind he is and good His mercies still continue sure As they have ever stood What Language can his mighty deeds Deservedly proclaim What Tongue can sing th' immortal praise Due to his Sacred Name 105.2 3. Therefore let us in thankful Songs Our great Redeemer bless And what his mighty Hand hath wrought With joyful Tongues express O make your boasts with one accord In God's most Holy Name Let ev'ry Soul that seeks the Lord Be joyful in the same 5 7 8. O let the works that he hath done Your Admiration move Think on the Judgments of his Mouth And wonders of his Love It is our Glory and our Joy That this great God is ours His Judgments pass through all the Earth With never-failing pow'rs His Cov'nant to his People seal'd He ever calls to mind And will his Promises fulfil To Ages yet behind 107.21 O that all men would praise the Lord For his great goodness then And for his works most wonderful Unto the Sons of Men. Hymn XL. Psal. 113.1 2 3. PRaise ye the Lord praise ye his Name Ye Servants of the Lord His Name be now and ever blest Of all with one accord Ev'n from the rising of the Sun Unto his going down Must we proclaim the Lord's High Praise And give his Name Renown 4 5 6. Above all Nations he 's advanc'd His Fame surmounts the Sky And who is like the Lord our God Whose dwelling is on high Yet humbleth he himself to see Things done in Heav'n above And what is done on Earth beneath Where we poor Mortals move 111.2 7 8. Great are the works of our great God And ev'ry one no doubt That takes true pleasure in the same With care doth search them out Faithful and just are all his ways His Word for ever sure When once his Promise is engag'd Performance is secure 9 10. Holy and rev'rend is his Name And to be had in dread This true Religious Fear of God Is Wisdom's Well-spring head Good understanding have they all That carefully endeavour To practise his Commandements His Praise endures for ever Hymn XLI Psal. 135.1 2. SIng Hallelujah ye that serve The God by us ador'd O bless the High and Glorious Name Of our Almighty Lord. O ye that are admitted thus Within his House to stand And in his Holy Courts attend The Word of his command 3 4. Praise ye the Lord for he is good Sing praises to his Name For it is sweet to be employ'd His praises to proclaim For God hath chosen to himself Beloved Jacob's Race And Isr'el the chief Treasure is Of his peculiar Grace 5 6. For well I know the Lord is great And that this Lord of ours Transcends all Gods and hath his Seat Above all Sov'reign Pow'rs His Word created all at first His Pleasure rules them still His Sov'reign uncontrolled mind Heav'n Earth and Seas fulfil 19 20 21. O Isr'el's house bless ye the Lord With them of Levi's Tribe All that devoutly fear the Lord Due praise to him ascribe Let us all now in Sion's Courts The Lord's High Praise record Who dwelleth at Jerusalem Praise ye praise ye the Lord. Hymn XLII Psal. 136.1 2 3. To the Tune of Psal. 67. O Render thanks to God For he is very good His Mercies sure do still endure And have for ever stood The God of Gods proclaim The Lord of Lords great Name His Mercies sure do still endure Eternally the same 4 5 6 7 8 9. Who wond'rous things hath done Made Earth and Heav'n alone His Mercies sure do still endure To Ages all made known Gave Sun ond Moon their Light To rule both day and night His Mercies sure do still endure For they are infinite 10 11 12 13 14 16. Who Egypt's First-born slew And thence his Isr'el drew His Mercies sure do still endure And ever so shall do Led them through parted Seas And Desarts unknown ways His Mercies sure do still endure Worthy eternal praise 17 18 19 22 23 24. That famous Kings destroy'd Whose Land Isr'el enjoy'd His Mercies sure do still endure And evermore abide Our lost Estate he knows Redeems us from our Foes His Mercies sure do still endure A Spring that overflows 25 26. Who still provideth meat Whereof all flesh may eat His Mercies sure do still endure For ever full and great The God of Heav'n therefore With thankful thoughts adore His Mercies sure do still endure Henceforth for evermore Hymn XLIII Psal. 146.1 2 3 4. SIng Hallelujah O my Soul To the Eternal King Yea whilst I any Being have His praises I will sing Trust not in Kings though ne're so great Nor in man's mortal Seed Whose pow'r is not sufficient To help you in your need Because his breath doth soon depart Then turns he to his Clay And all the Counsels of his heart Do perish in that day 5 6. Happy is he whose certain Help From Jacob's God descends Thrice happy he whose fixed Hope On God his God depends Who form'd the Earth Heav'ns high frame Who made the swelling Deep And all that is within the same Who Truth doth ever keep 7 8. Who with right Judgment still proceeds For those that be opprest Takes care that hungry Souls be fed And Pris'ners be releas'd The Lord doth give the blind their sight The bowed down doth raise In righteous men he takes delight And loveth them always 9 10. Strangers and Widows he preserves The Orphans Cause doth own But as for sinners prosp'rous state He turns it upside down The Lord shall reign eternally Thy God O Sion Hill Shall reign to all Posterity O praise him praise him still Hymn XLIV Psal.