98 -PSALbIS.CV. But when the morning beams arise The savage beast to covert Nies. 17 Then man to daily labour goes; The night was made for his repose ; Sleep is thy gift, that sweet relief From tiresome toil and wasting grief. 18 How strange thy works! how great thy skill' And ev'ry land thy riches fill : . Thy wisdom round the world we see; This spacious earth is full of thee. 19 Nor less thy glories in the deep, Where fish in inillions swimandcreep, With wondrous motions, swift or slow, Still wand'ring in the paths below. 20 There ships divide their wat'ry way, And flocks of scaly monsters play There dwells the huge leviathan, And foams and sports in spite ofman. PAUSE III. 21 Vast are thy works, Almighty Lord! All nature rests upon thy word, And thewhole race ofcreatures stands Waiting theirportion from thy hands. 22 While each receives his diff'rent food, Theirchearfullookspronounceitgood: Eagles and bears, and whales and worms, Rejoice and praise in diff'rent forms. 23 But when thy face is hid, they mourn, And dying, to their dust return; Bothman and beast their souls resign, Life, breath, and spirit, all are thine. 24 Yet thou canst breathe on dust again, And fill theworldwithbeasts and men; A word of thy creating breath Repairsthe wastes of time and death. 25 His works; the wonders of his might, Are honour'd with his own delight, How awful are his glorious ways ! The Lord is dreadful in his praise. 26 The earth stands trembling at thy stroke, And at thy touch the mountains smoke; Yet humble souls may see thy face, Andtell theirwants to sov'reigngrace. 27 In thee my hopes and wishes meet, And make my meditations sweet ; Thy praises shall my breath employ, Till it expires in endless joy. 28 Whilehaughty sinners die accurst, Their glory bury'd with their dust, I to my God, my heav'nly King, Immortal hallelujahs sing. PSALM CV. Abridged. God's conduct of Israel, and theplagues of Egypt. 1 GIVE thanks to God, invoke hisname, And tell the world his grace ; Sound thro'theearth his deeds of fame That all may seek his face. 2 His cov'nant, which he kept in mind, For nuin'ro,s ages past, To num'rous ages yet behind In equal force shall last. 3 He swore to Abr'm and his seed, And made the blessings sure ; Gentiles the ancient promise read, Andfind his troth endure. 4 " Thy seed shall make all nations blest, (Said the Almighty voice) " And Canaan's land shall betheir rest, "The type of heav'nly joys." 5 [How large the grant, how rich the grace ! To give them Canaan's land, When they were strangers in theplace, A little feeble band 6 Like pilgrims thro'the countries round Securely they remov'd ; And haughty kings that on them frown'd Severely he reprov'd. 7 it Touch mine anointed, and my arm Shall soon revenge the wrong ; The man that does my prophets harm, Shall know their God is strong." 8 Then let the world forbear its rage, Nor put the church in fear ; Isr'el must live thro' ev'ry age, And be th' Almighty's card.] PAUSF, 1. 2 When Pharaoh dar'd to vex thesaints, And thus provok'd their God, Moms was sent, at their complaints, Arm'd with his dreadful rod. to Heeall'd for darkness,darkness came Like an o'erwhelming flood; He turn'd each lake and ev'ry stream To lakes and streams of blood. 11 He gave the sign, and noisome flies Thro' the whole coúntry. spread; And frogs in croaking armies rise About the monarch's bed. 12 Thro' fields, and towns, and palaces, The ten -fold vengeance flew ; Locusts in swarmsdevour'd theirtrees, And hail their cattle slew ; 13 Then by an angel's midnight stroke, The flower of Egypt dy'd: The strength of ev'ry house was broke, Their glory and their pride. 14 Now let the world forbear its rage, Nor put the church in fear ; Isr'el must live thro' ev'ry age, And be th' Ahnighty's care. PAUSE H. 15 Thus were the tribes from bondage brought, And left the hated ground ; Each some Egyptian spoils had got, And not one feeble found. 16 The,Lord himself chose oftt their way, And mark'd theirjournies right ;
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=