Psalm 139:1. First Part. L. M.The all-seeing God. Lord, thou hast search’d and seen me thro’;Thine eye commands with piercing viewMy rising and my resting hours,My heart and flesh with all their powers. My thoughts, before they are my own,Are to my God distinctly known;He knows the words I mean to speakEre from my opening […]

Psalm 139:2. Second Part. L. M.The wonderful formation of man. ‘Twas from thy hand, my God, I came,A work of such a curious frame;In me thy fearful wonders shine,And each proclaims thy skill divine. Thine eyes did all my limbs survey,Which yet in dark confusion lay;Thou saw’st the daily growth they took,Form’d by the model […]

Psalm 136:3. Abridged. L. M.God’s wonders of creation, providence,redemption and salvation. Give to our God immortal praise;Mercy and truth are all his ways:‘Wonders of grace to God belong,‘Repeat his mercies in your song.’ Give to the Lord of lords renown,The King of kings with glory crown:‘His mercies ever shall endure,‘When’ lords and kings are known […]

Restoring and preserving grace. [With all my powers of heart and tongueI’ll praise my Maker in my song:Angels shall hear the notes I raise,Approve the song, and join the praise. Angels that make thy church their careShall witness my devotions there,While holy zeal directs my eyesTo thy fair temple in the skies.] I’ll sing thy […]

God’s wonders of creation, providence, redemptionof Israel, and salvation of his people. Give thanks to God most high,The universal Lord;The sovereign King of kings;And be his grace ador’d.His power and graceAre still the same;And let his NameHave endless praise. How mighty is his hand!What wonders hath he done!He form’d the earth and seas,And spread the […]

Psalm 136:1. C. M.God’s wonders of creation, providence, redemptionof Israel, and salvation of his people. Give thanks to God the sovereign Lord;His mercies still endure!And be the King of kings ador’d;His truth is ever sure. What wonders hath his wisdom done!How mighty is his hand!Heaven, earth, and sea, he fram’d alone:How wide is his command! […]

The works of creation, providence, redemptionof Israel, and destruction of enemies. Great is the Lord, exalted highAbove all powers and every throne;Whate’er he please in earth or sea,Or heaven, or hell, his hand hath done. At his command the vapours rise,The lightnings flash, the thunders roar;He pours the rain, he brings the wind,And tempest from […]

Psalm 135:3. C. M.Praise due to God, not to idols. Awake, ye saints; to praise your King,Your sweetest passions raise,Your pious pleasure, while you sing,Increasing with the praise. Great is the Lord; and works unknownAre his divine employ;But still his saints are near his throne,His treasure and his joy. Heaven, earth, and sea, confess his […]

Psalm 133:3. As the 122nd Psalm.The blessings of friendship. How pleasant ’tis to seeKindred and friends agree,Each in their proper station move,And each fulfil their partWith sympathizing heart,In all the cares of life and love! ‘Tis like the ointment shedOn Aaron’s sacred head,Divinely rich, divinely sweet;The oil, thro’ all the room,Diffus’d a choice perfume,Ran thro’ […]

Psalm 135:1. 1-4 14 19 21. First Part. L. M.The church is God’s house and care. Praise ye the Lord, exalt his Name,While in his holy courts ye wait,Ye saints, that to his house belong,Or stand attending at his gate. Praise ye the Lord; the Lord is good;To praise his Name is sweet employ;Israel he […]

Daily and nightly devotion. Ye that obey th’ immortal King,Attend his holy place,Bow to the glories of his power,And bless his wondrous grace; Lift up your hands by morning-light,And send your souls on high;Raise your admiring thoughts by nightAbove the starry sky. The God of Zion cheers our heartsWith rays of quickening grace;The God that […]

Psalm 133:1. C. M.Brotherly love. Lo! what an entertaining sightAre brethren that agree,Brethren, whose cheerful hearts uniteIn bands of piety! When streams of love from Christ the springDescend to every soul,And heavenly peace, with balmy wing,Shades and bedews the whole; ‘Tis like the oil divinely sweet,On Aaron’s reverend head,The trickling drops perfum’d his feet,And o’er […]

Psalm 133:2. S. M.Communion of saints; or, Loveand worship in a family. Blest are the sons of peace,Whose hearts and hopes are one,Whose kind designs to serve and pleaseThro’ all their actions run. Blest is the pious houseWhere seat and friendship meet,Their songs of praise, their mingled vowsMake their communion sweet. Thus when on Aaron’s […]

Humility and submission. Is there ambition in my heart?Search, gracious God, and see;Or do I act a haughty part?Lord, I appeal to thee. I charge my thoughts, be humble still,And all my carriage mild,Content, my Father, with thy will,And quiet as a child. The patient soul, the lowly mindShall have a large reward:Let saints in […]

Psalm 132:1. 5 13-18. L. M.At the settlement of a church;or, The ordination of a Minister. Where shall we go to seek and findAn habitation for our God,A dwelling for th’ Eternal MindAmongst the sons of flesh and blood? The God of Jacob chose the hillOf Zion for his ancient rest;And Zion is his dwelling […]

Psalm 132:2. 4 5 7 8 15-17. C. M.A church established. [No sleep nor slumber to his eyesGood David would afford,Till he had found below the skiesA dwelling for the Lord. The Lord in Zion plac’d his Name,His ark was settled there;To Zion the whole nation came,To worship thrice a year. But we have no […]

Psalm 130:1. C. M.Pardoning grace. Out of the deeps of long distress,The borders of despair,I sent my cries to seek thy grace,My groans to move thine ear. Great God, should thy severer eye,And thine impartial hand,Mark and revenge iniquity,No mortal flesh could stand. But there are pardons with my GodFor crimes of high degree;Thy Son […]

Psalm 130:2. L. M.Pardoning grace. From deep distress and troubled thoughts,To thee, my God, I rais’d my cries;If thou severely mark our faults,No flesh can stand before thine eyes. But thou hast built thy throne of grace,Free to dispense thy pardons there,That sinners may approach thy face,And hope and love, as well as fear. As […]

Psalm 127:2. C. M.God all in all. If God to build the house deny,The builders work in vain;And towns, without his wakeful eye,An useless watch maintain. Before the morning beams arise,Your painful work renew,And till the stars ascend the skiesYour tiresome toil pursue. Short be your sleep, and coarse your fare;In vain, till God has […]

Family blessings. O happy man, whose soul is fill’dWith zeal and reverend awe;His lips to God their honours yield,His life adorns the law. A careful providence shall standAnd ever guard thy head,Shall on the labours of thy handIts kindly blessings shed. [Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine;Thy children round thy board,Each like a plant […]