152 PSALMS. V. VI. VIL VIII. Book I. 8 [In worship to divine Let saints employ their tongues, With the celestial host we join, And loud repeat their songs, " Glory to God on high .' And heav'nly peace on earth, Good-will to men, to angels joy, At our Redeemer's birth !" HYMN IV. Referred to the üd Psalm. HYMN V. [C. M.] Submission to afflictive providences, Job. i. 21. 1 NAKED as from the earth we came And crept to life at first, . We to the earth return again, And mingle With our dust. 2 The dear delights we here enjoy, And fondly call our own, Aré but short favours borrow'd now, To be repaid ant,. ' 3 -'Tis God that lifts our comforts high, Or sinks them in the grave, He gives, and (blessed be his name!) He takes but what he gave. 4 Peace, all our angry passions then, Let each rebellious sigh Be silent at his sov'rei n will, . And'ev'ry murmur die. '9' If 'smiling mercy, crown our lives, Its praises shall be spread, And we'll adore the justice too That strikes our comforts dead. HYMN VI. [C. M.] Triumph over death, Job xix. 25, 26, 27. 1 GREAT God, I own thy sentence just, And nature must decay ; I yield my body to the dust, To dwell with fellow -clay. 2 Yet faith may triumph o'er the grave, And trample bn the tombs : My Jesus, my Redeemer lives, My God my Saviour comes. 3 The mighty eonqu'ror shall appear High on a royal seat, And death, the last of all hisfoes, Lie vanquish'd at his feet. 4 Tho' greedy worms devour my skin, And gnaw my wasting flesh, When God shall build my bones again, Ile clothes them all afresh : Then-shall.I see thy lovely face With strong immortal eyes, And feast upon thy unknown grace, With" pleasure and surprise. HYMN VII. [C. M.] The invitation of the gospel; or, spiri- tual/ea and (loathing, Is. l7.1, 2, &c. I. LET ev'ry mortal ear attend, And ev'ry heart rejoice, The trumpet of the gospel sounds With an inviting voice. 2 Ho! all ye hungry starving souls, That feed upon the wind, And vainly strive with earthly toys To fill an empty mind. 4 Eternal wisdom has prepar'd A soul-reviving feast, Andtbids your longing appetites The rich provision taste. 4 Ho ! ye that pant for living streams, And pineaway and die ; Here you may quench yourraging thirst With springs that never dry. 5 Rivers of love and mercy here In a rich ocean' join ; Salvation in abundance flows, Like floods of milk and wine. 6 [Ye perishing and naked poor, Who work with mighty pain, To weave a garment of your own, That will not hide your sin ; 7 Come naked, and adorn your souls In robes prepar'd by God, Wrought by the labours of his Son, And dy'd in his own blood.] 8 Dear God! the treasures of thy, love Are everlasting mines Deep as our helpless miseries are, And boundless as our sins ! 9 The happy gates of gospel -grace Stand open night and day : Lord, we are come to seek supplies, And drive our wants away. HYMN VIII. [C. M.] The safety and protection of the church, Is. xxv1. I, 2, 3, 4, 5, O. 1 HOWhonourable is the place Where we adoring stand, Zion, the glory of the earth, . And beauty of the land ! 2 Bulwarks of mighty grace defend The city where we dwell ; The walls of strong salvation made, Defy th' assaults of hell. 3 Lift up the everlasting gates, The doors wide open fling ; Enter ye nations, that obey The statutes of our king. 4 Here shall you taste unmingled joys, And live in perfect peace; You that have known Jehovah's name, And ventur'd on his grace. 5 Trust in the Lord, for ever trust, Andbanish all your.fears Strength in the Lord Jehovah dwells, Eternal as "his years. 6 What tho' the rebels dwell on high, His arm shall bring them low ; Low as the caverns of the grave Their lofty heads shall bow. 7 On Babylon our feet Shall tread, In that rejoicing hour;
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