118 PSALMS. CXXXVI. CXXXVIII. CXXXIX. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sore Abides thy wdrd. 9 He sent hisonly Son To save us from our woe, From Satan, sin, and death, And every hurtful foe. His pow'r and grace Arestill the same; And let his name Have endless praise. IO Give thanks aloud to God, To God the heav'nly king: And let the spacious earth His works and glories sing. Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure ; Abides thy- word. PSALM CXXXVI. Abridged. [L. M.] I GIVE to our God immortal praise; Mercy and truth are all his wars; Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 2 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 no MOM. 3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, And fix'd the starry lights on high; Wonders of grace to. God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 2 Angels thatmakethy church their rare Shall witness my devotions there, While holy zeal directs my eyes To thy fair temple in the skies.] 3 I'll sing thy truth and mercy, Lord, I'll sing the wonders of thy word Not all thy works and names below So much thy pow'r and glory show. 4 To God I cry'd, when troubles rose; He heard me, and subdu'd my foes; He did my rising fears control, And strength diffus'd thro' all my soul. 5 The God of heav'n maintains his state, Frowns on the proud, and scorns the great ; But from his throne descends to see The sons of humble poverty. 6 Amidst a thousand snares I stand Upheld and guarded by thy hand ; Thy words my fainting soul revive, And keep my dying faith alive. 7 Grace will complete what grace begins, To save from sorrows or from sins ; The work that wisdom undertakes Eternal mercy ne'er forsakes. 4 He fills the sun withmorning light, He bids the moon direct thenight: His mercies ever shall endure, When suns and moons shall shine no more. S TheJews hefreed from Pharaoh's hand, And brought themto thepromis'd land: Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 6 He saw the Gentilesdead in sin, And felt his pity work within His mercies ever shall endure, When death and sin shall reign no more. 7 He sent his Son with pow'r to save Fromgnilt,and darkness,andthe grave; Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 6 Theo' this vain world he guides our feet, And leads as to his heav'nly seat: His mercies ever shall endure, When this yam world shall be no more. PSALM CXXXVIII. Restoring and preserving grace. i [WITH all my pow'rs of heart and tongue I'll praise my Maker in my song: Angels shall hear the notes I raise, Approvethe song, rind join the praise. PSALM CXXXIX. PART I. [L. M.] The all - seeing God. 1 LORD, thou hast search'd and seen me thra' ; Thine eye commandswithpiercingview My rising and my resting hours, My heaitand flesh with alltheir pow'rs, 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known; Heknews the words Imean to speak, Ere from my op'ning lips they break. 3 Within thy circling pow'r I stand; On everyside I find thy hand: Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, i am surrounded still with God. 4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great! What large extent! what lofty height! My soul with all the pow'rs 1 boast Is in the boundlessprospect lost. 5 O may these thoughtspossessmybreast, Where'er I rove, where'er I rest! Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there. PAUSE I. 6 Could I so false, so faithless prove, To quit thy service and thy love, Where Lord,could I thy presence shun, Or from thy dreadful glory run ? 7 If up to heav'n I take my flight, 'Tis there thou dwell'st enthron'd in light; [reigns, Or dive to bell, there vengeance And Satan groans beueath thy chains. 8 if mounted on a morning-ray 1 fly beyond the western sea, Thy swifter hand would first arrive, And there arrest thy fugitive.
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