Riches to him the Lord assures ;
His righteousness fore'er endures.
2 The soul, upright, renew'd,
With faith and love endued,
In sorrow's darkest night
Beholds a heav'nly light;—
Thus gladden'd in the deepest gloom,
This man ne'er meets the sinner's doom.
3 His charities, wide spread,
Bring blessings on his head ;
His righteousness unmoved,—
For all his goodness loved,-
He shall, when he shall come to die,
Forever dwell in yon blue sky!
PSALM 113.-S. M. Pentonville. Paddington.
Exhortation to praise God.
f 1 YE servants of the Lord,
Your God on high extol,
And spread his name and praise abroad,
While ceaseless ages roll!
2 From eastern dawn of light,
To where the sun goes down,
Lift ye your voice in pure delight,
And all God's mercies own.
mf 3 For who is like our God,
Enthron'd in heav'n on high,—
His glory beaming all abroad
In dazzling majesty?
4 Yet He regards the poor,
And lifts him from the dust;
And He will bless forevermore
The good man and the just!
114. FIRST VER.-L. M. Baltimore, Uxbridge. Miracles of Israel's Journey.
" 1 WHEN Israel march'd from Egypt's land, Obedient to the Lord's command,
The sea disclos'd a passage wide,
And Jordan turn'd his flood aside.
2 What ail'd thee, sea, that thou in dread
Didst leave thy dark and oozy bed?
What ail'd thee, Jordan, that in awe
Thy tide roll'd back, 'gainst nature's law?
8 'T was God, who spake the mighty word;
With rev'rence sea and river heard ;-
Then tremble, earth, before the might
Of God, enthron'd in heav'nly light!
4 Behold, the affrighted mountains quake,
And all their rock-crown'd summits shake:
They trembled at his presence there,
Where thunders did his name declare.
5 He smote the rock by Moses' rod,
When Israel in the desert trod,
And out there gush'd the living stream;
On dying men the waters gleam!
SECOND VERSION.-78. Kimball. Nuremburg.
[Exact copy of parallelism of the Hebrew.]
God's Works in Behalf of Israel.
1 1 WHEN from Egypt Israel came,
Jacob's house from chains and shame,
Judah was God's sacred place,
Israel was his throne of grace.
2 Then the sea beheld and fled,
Jordan fell back tow'rds its head!
Then the mountains leap'd like rams,
Then the hills too skipp'd like lambs.
3 Why, O sea, fledd'st thou away?
Jordan too, whence thy dismay?
Whence, ye mountains, snow-clad, white,
Whence, ye hills, your wild affright?
4 Tremble, earth! before the Lord,
At the God of Jacob's word,
Who the rock to pool did change,
Flint to living fount most strange.—
5 JESUS! thron'd in pow'r above,
Greater wonder show in love:-
From each flinty heart below
Let repenting thoughts outflow!
115. FIRST VER.-S. M. Pentonville. St. Thom. The Vanity of Idols.
1 NOT unto us be praise,
But glory, Lord, to Thee!
The honors of thy truth we raise,
Of love and mercy free!
2 They ask, "Where's now your God?"—
"In heav'n," our lips reply,
"And through the universe abroad
No pow'r can his defy!"
3 Their gods, their stone-hew'd blocks,
Were cut by human hand;
So weak, they cannot bear rude shocks,
But fall down in the sand.
4 With mouths, they cannot speak ;
With eyes, they cannot see;
On their dull ear no sounds can break,
With feet, they cannot flee.
5 O stupid worshippers!
Israel! on God rely!
He grace, and strength, and joy confers ;-
Your help,-He's always nigh!
SECOND VERSION.-78. Nuremburg. Kimball.
Trust in God, not in Idols.
1 "WHERE'S your God?" the heathen cry;
Firmly do our lips reply,
"God in heav'n has built his throne,
Through the earth his will is done!"
2 Vain to idol gods they pray,
Gods of silver, gold, and clay,
Who to loudest pray'r are deaf,
Who can give no glad relief.
mf 3 Israel! trust thou in the Lord;
Make your shield his faithful word;
He can hear, and see, and bless,—
He can save in righteousness!
- 4 All God's servants are most blest,
Destin'd for eternal rest;
Praise your God, who lives and reigns,
Praise Him with unceasing strains!
116. FIRST VER.-C. M. Dundee. Downs.
Gratitude for Mercies.
Aff 1 WHAT shall I render to my God
For all his kindness shown?
My feet shall visit thine abode,
My songs address thy throne.
2 How happy all thy servants are!
How great thy grace to me!
My life, which Thou hast made thy care,
Lord, I devote to Thee!
3 Thy hand hath loos'd my bonds of pain,
And bound me with thy love ;--
From Thee I ne'er will stray again;
Ne'er shall my purpose move.
4 Here, in thy courts, I leave my vow,
And thy rich grace record;
Witness, ye saints, who hear me now,
If I forsake the Lord!
SECOND VERSION.-S. M. Olmutz. Dover.
Praise for Escape from Death.
1 THE Lord hath heard my voice,
Therefore I love his name;
In Him forever I'll rejoice,
And give Him loud acclaim!
mp 2 Oppress'd with fear of death,
To Him I rais'd my cry;
The Lord restor'd my fainting breath,
And brought deliv'rance nigh.
3 Return now to thy rest,
My soul, well nigh o'erthrown!
Forever let the Lord be blest,
Whose mercy thou hast known.
4 I'm sav'd now from my fears,
My feet from slipp'ry path,
My eyes from bitter flowing tears,
My soul from endless wrath!
5 What thanks, then, do I owe
For all this love to me?
I'll pay, O Lord, my solemn vow
By ceaseless praise to Thee!
THIRD VERSION.-68. Chaplin. Alps.
Recovery from Sickness.
Aff 1 THE Lord, my God, I love,
Who bow'd to me his ear
And me did kindly hear,
And sav'd me from above:-
I'll pray, O Lord, to Thee,
So long, as life shall be!
2 My soul! seek now thy rest!
Restor'd my fainting breath,
And brought from brink of death,-
Thy God hath made thee blest!
Then give Him grateful praise,
And walk in his right ways!
aff 3 What shall I render Thee
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