PSALMS.LXXXIV. Sr PSALM LXXXIV. Pant LI. [L. M.] God and his church; or, graceand glory/. 1 GREAT God attend when Zion sings The joy that from thy presence springs ; To spend one day with thee on earth, Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 2 Might I enjoy the meanest place Within thine house, O God of grace, Not tents of ease, nor thrones of pow'r, Should temptmy feet to leave thy door. 3 God is our sun, he makes our day r God is our shield, he guards. our way From all th' assaults of hell and sin, From foes without, and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God bestow, And crown that grace with glory toe ; He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls. 1.O God, our King, whose sov'reign sway, The glorious hosts of heav'n obey ; And devils at thy presence flee; Blest is the man that trusts in thee. PSALM LXXXIV. ver. 1, 4 -2, 3, 10. Paraphrased. [C. M.] Delight in ordinances of worship ; or, Gód present in his churches. 1 My soul, how lovely is the place To which the Lord resorts ? 'Tisheav'n to see his smiling face, Tho' in his earthly courts, 2 There the great monarch of the skies Hissaving pow'r displays, And light breaks -in upon our eyes Withkind and quiok'ning rays. 3 With his rich gifts the Heav'nly dive Descends and fills the place, While Christreveals his wondrous love, And sheds abroad his grace. 4 There, mighty God, thy words declare The secrets of thy will ; And still we seek thy mercy there, And sing thy praises still. PAUSE. 5 My heart and flesh cry out for thee, While far from thine abode : When shall I tread thy courts, and see My Saviour andmy God ; 6 The sparrowbuilds herself a nest, And suffers no remove ; O make me like the sparrows blest, To dwell but where I love. 7 To sit one day beneath thine eye And hear thy gracious voice, Exceeds a whole eternity Employ'd in carnal joys. 8 Lord, at thy threshold I would wait, . While Jesus is within, Rather than fill a throne of state, Orlivein tents of sin 9. Could I command the spacious land, And the more boundless sea, For one blest hour at thy right -hand, I'd give them both away. PSALM LXXXIV. AS the 145 Psalm. Longing for the house of God. 1 LORD of 'the worlds above, How pleasant and how fair The dwellings of thy love, Thy earthly temples are. To thine abode My heart aspires, With warm desires To see my God. 2 The sparrow for her young With pleasure seeks her nest: And wand'ring swallows long To find their wonted rest: My spirit faints With equal zeal, To rise and dwell Among thy saints. 3 0 happy souls that pray, Where God appoints to hear! O happy men that pay Their constant service there ; They praise thee still; And happy they That love the way To Zion's hill. 4 They go from strength to strength, Thro' this dark vale of tears, Till each arrivesat length, Till each iu heav'n appears : O glorious seat, When God our king Shall thither bring. Our willing feet? PAUSE. 5 To spend one sacred day Where God and saints abide, Affords diviner joy Than thousand days beside : Where God resorts, I love it more To keep the door, Than shine in courts. 6 God is our sun and shield, Our light and our defence ; With gifts his hands are fill'd, We draw our blessings thence He shall bestow On Jacob's race Peculiar grace And glory too. 7 The Lord his people loves ; His hand no good withholds From those his heart approves, From pure and pious souls ; Thrice happy he, O God of hosts, Whose spirits trusts Alone in thee. F 3
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