2 My God provides a richer cup,
And nobler food to live upon;
He for my life has offer'd up
Jesus his best beloved Son.
3 His love is my perpetual feast;
By day his counsels guide me right:
And be his name for ever blest,
Who gives me sweet advice by night.
4 I set him still before mine eyes;
At my right hand he stands prepar'd,
To keep my soul from all surprise,
And be my everlasting guard.]
L. M. 3rd Part. Moreton. Quercy. [*]
Courage in Death, and Hope of the Resurrection. 1 THEN God is nigh, my faith is strong, His arm is my almighty prop; o Be glad, my heart, rejoice, my tongue, e My dying flesh shall rest in hope.
2 Though in the dust I lay my head;
Yet, gracious God, thou wilt not leave
My soul for ever with the dead,
Nor lose thy children in the grave.
-3 My flesh shall thy first call obey,
Shake off the dust, and rise on high;
Then wilt thou lead the wondrous way,
Up to thy throne above the sky.
o 4 There streams of endless pleasure flow;
And full discov'ries of thy grace
(Which we but tasted here below,)
Spread heavenly joys thro' all the place.
C. M. 1st Part. Abridge. Barby. [*]
V. 1-3.-Support and Counsel from God.
1 [SAVE me, O Lord, from every foe;
In thee my trust I place;
Though all the good which I can do,
Can ne'er deserve thy grace.
2 Yet, if my God prolong my breath,
The saints may profit by 't;
The saints, the glory of the earth,
The men of my delight.]
3 Let heathens to their idols haste,
And worship wood or stone;
But my delightful lot is cast,
Where the true God is known.
4 His hand provides my constant food,
He fills my daily cup;
Much am I pleas'd with present good,
But more rejoice in hope.
5 God is my portion and my joy;
His counsels are my light;
He gives me sweet advice by day,
And gentle hints by night.
6 My soul would all her thoughts approve
To his all-seeing eye;
Not death, nor hell, my hopes will move,
While such a friend is nigh.
C. M. 2nd Part. Sunday. Doxology. [*]
The Death and Resurrection of Christ.
SET the Lord before my face,
'He bears my courage up;
'My heart and tongue their joys express, 'My flesh shall rest in hope.
2 'My Spirit, Lord, thou wilt not leave,
"Where souls departed are;
'Nor quit my body to the grave,
'To see corruption there.
3Thou wilt reveal the path of life,
'And raise me to thy throne;
'Thy courts immortal pleasure give,
"Thy presence joys unknown.'
4 Thus in the name of Christ the Lord, The holy David sung,
And Providence fulfils the word
Of his prophetic tongue.]
p 5 Jesus, whom ev'ry saint adores,
Was crucify'd and slain :
o Behold, the tomb its prey restores! Behold, he lives again!
--6 When shall my feet arise and stand On heaven's eternal hills;
o There sits the Son at God's right hand, And there the Father smiles.
PSALM 17. S. M. Peckham. [*]
V. 13, &c.-Portion of Saints and of Sinners.
ARISE, my gracious God,
And mak the wicked flee;
They are but thy chastising rod,
To drive thy saints to thee.
Behold, the sinner dies,
His haughty words are vain;
Here in this life his pleasure lies,
And all beyond is pain.
e 3 Then let his pride advance,
And boast of all his store;
-The Lord is my inheritance,
My soul can wish no more.
I shall behold the face
Of my forgiving God;
And stand complete in righteousness,
Wash'd in my Saviour's blood.
There's a new heav'n begun, When I awake from deathDress'd in the likeness of thy Son, And draw immortal breath.
L. M. Islington. [*]
The Saint's Hope; or the Resurrection.
ORD, I am thine: but thou wilt prove My faith, my patience, and my love: When men of spite against me join, They are the sword, the hand is thine. 2 Their hope and portion lie below; "Tis all the happiness they know; 'Tis all they seek; they take their shares, And leave the rest among their heirs.] 3 What sinners value, I resign; Lord, 'tis enough that thou art mine: o I shall behold thy blissful face,
And stand complete in righteousness. p 4 This life's a dream, an empty show; -But the bright world to which I goo Hath joys substantial and sincere; e When shall I wake and find me there? -5 O glorious hour! O blest abode ! I shall be near, and like my God!
And flesh and sin no more control
The sacred pleasures of the soul.
a 6 My flesh will slumber in the ground,
-Till the last trumpet's joyful sound;
Then burst the chains with sweet surprise,
And in my Saviour's image rise.
PSALM 18. L. M. 1st Part. Green's. [*]
Deliverance from Despair; or Temptations overcome.
HEE will I love, O Lord, my strength, My rock, my tower, my high defence: Thy mighty arm shall be my trust,
For I have found salvation thence.
e 2 Death, and the terrours of the grave,
Stood round me with their dismal shade;
While floods of high temptation rose,
And made my sinking soul afraid.
e 3 I saw the op'ning gates of hell,
With endless pains and sorrows there;
Which none, but they that feel, can tell,
While I was hurry'd to despair.
4 In my distress I call'd my God,
When I could scarce believe him mine;
-He bow'd his ear to my complaint;
o Then did his grace appear divine.
5 [With speed he flew to my relief;
As on a cherub's wing he rode;
Awful and bright, as lightning, shone
The face of my deliv'rer God.]
o 6 Temptations fled at his rebuke,
The blast of his almighty breath
He sent salvation from on high,
And drew me from the depths of death.
7 [Great were my fears, my foes were great;
Much was their strength, and more their rage;
But Christ, my Lord, is conqu❜ror still,
In all the wars that devils wage.]
s 8 My song for ever shall record
That terrible, that joyful hour;
And give the glory to the Lord,
Due to his mercy and his pow'r :
L. M. 2nd Part. Armley. [b]
V. 20-26.—Sincerity proved and rewarded.
ORD, thou hast seen my soul sincere,
Hast made thy truth and love appear,
Before mine eyes I set thy laws,
And thou hast own'd my righteous cause.
2 [Since I have learn'd thy holy ways,
I've walk'd upright before thy face:
Or if my feet did e'er depart,
'Twas never with a wicked heart.]
p 3 What sore temptations broke my rest!
e What wars and strugglings in my breast!
-But, thro' thy grace that reigns within,
I guard against my darling sin.
4 The sin that close besets me still, That works and strives against my will; e When will thy Spirit's sovereign power Destroy it, that it rise no more?
-5 With an impartial hand, the Lord
Deals out to mortals their reward:
The kind and faithful soul shall find
A God as faithful and as kind.
6 The just and pure shall ever say,
Thou art more pure, more just than they;
o And men who love revenge shall know,
u God hath an arm of vengeance too.
L. M. 3rd Part. Quercy. Nantwich. [*]
V. 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, &c.
Rejoicing in God: or Salvation and Triumph.
UST are thy ways, and true thy word,
Great Rock of my secure abode.
-Who is a God beside the Lord?
g Or where's a refuge like our God?
-2 'Tis he who girds me with his might,
Gives me his holy sword to wield;
And, while with sin and hell I fight,
Spreads his salvation for my shield.
o 3 He lives, (and blessed be my Rock,)
The God of my salvation lives;
The dark designs of hell are broke;
e Sweet is the peace my Father gives.
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