104 PSALMS. CV. CVI. 5 tWith eves and ears they carve their heat; [blind, Deaf are their ears, their eyes are In vain are costly offerings made, And vows are scatter'd in the wind. 6 Their feet were never made to move, Nor hands to save when mortals pray pa0 them fear or love,. Seem to be blind and deaf as they.] r O Isr'el, make the Lord thy hope, Thy help, thy refuge, and thy rest ; The Lord shall build thy ruins up, And bless the people and the priest. 8 The deadno more can speak thypraise; They dwell in silence and the grave; But we shall live to sing thy grace, And tell the world thy pow'r to save. PSALM CXV. Id Metre. As the New Tune of the 50th Psalm. Popish idolatry reproved. A Psalm for the 5th of November. 1 NOT our names, thou only Just and True, Nottoourworthlessnamesis glorydue: Thy pow'r and grace, thy truth and justice claim [name Immortal honours to thy sov'reign Shine thro' the earth from heav'n thy blest abode, Nor let the heathensay, "Andwhere's your God ?" s Heav'n is thine higher court, there stands thy throne, [done, And thro' the lower"worlds thy will is Our God fram'd all this earth, these heav'ns he spread, But fools adore the gods their hands have made: The kneeling crowd,with looks devout behold Their silver saviours, and their saintsof gold. 3 [Vain are those artful shapes of eyes and ears ; [hears : The molten- image neither sees nor Their hands arehelpless, nor their feet can move, They haveno speech, nor thought, n'or power, nor love ; Yet sottish mortals make their long complaints 'To their deaf idols, and their move- less saints. 4 The rich have stators well adorn'd with gold; [mould; The poorcontent with gods of coarser With tools of iron carve the senseless stock, [rock: I.opt from a tree, or broken from a People and priest drive on the solemn trade, [mers made. And trust the,gods that saws and ham- 5 Be heav'n and earth amaz'd! 'Tin hard to say for they. Which is more stupid, or .their gods, O Isr'el, trust the Lord ! He bears and SECS, [thy peace: He knows thy sorrows and restores His worship does a thousand comforts peat, [shield. He is thy help, and he thy heav'nly 6 0 Britain, trust the Lord ; Thy foes in vain Attempt thy ruin and oppose his reign; Had they prevail'd, darkness had clos'd our days, [praise.; And death and silence had forbid his But we are sav'd and live : Let songs arise, [the skies. And Britons bless the God that built PSALM CXVI. PART I. Recovery from sickness. 1 1 LOVE the Lord : he heard my cries. And pitv'd ev'ry grban Long as I live, when troubles rise, I'll hasten to his throne. 2 I love the Lord: he bow 'd his ear, And chas'd my griefs away ; O let my heart no more despair, While I have breath to pray! 3 My flesh declin'd, my spiritsfell, And I drew near the dead ; While inward pangs,and fears of hell, Perplex'd my wakeful heads 4 "My God (I cry?d) thy servant save, " Thou ever good and just; "Thy pow'r can rescue fromthe grave, " Thy pow'r is all my trust." 5 The Lord beheldme sore distrest, He bid my pains remove: Return, my soul, to God thy rest, For thou hast known his love. 6 My Godhas sav'd my soul fromdeath, And dry'd my falling tears : Now to his praise l'llspend my breath, And my remaining years. PSALM CXVI. 12, &c. PART II. tiores made in trouble paid in the church; or, public thanks for private deliver- ance. 1 WHAT shall I render to my God For all his kindness shewn? My feetshall visit thine abode, My songs address thy throne. 0 Among the saints that fill thine house My off 'ring shall be paid ; There shall my zeal perform the vows My soul in anguish made. 3 How much is mercy thy delight, Thou ever blessed God! How dear thy servants in thy sight'. How, precious is their blood !
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