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FIRST PART. L. M.-Luton. ex.

Deliverance from temptation and despair.

1 THEE 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.

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Stood round me with their dismal shade;
While floods of high temptation rose,
And made my sinking soul afraid.

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 hurried 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, Then did his grace appear divine. f 5 My song for ever shall record

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That terrible, that joyful hour;
And give the glory to the Lord,
Due to his mercy and his power.

SECOND PART. L. M.-Uxbridge.
Sincerity rewarded.

1 LORD, 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 not with a presumptuous heart.]

ex 3 What sore temptations broke my rest!
What wars and strugglings in my breast!
But through thy grace that reigns within
I guard against each darling sin.

!! 4 The sin that close besets me still,

That works and strives against my will;
When shall 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 more faithful and more kind.

6 The just and pure shall ever say

Thou art more pure, more just, than they f. ex But men that love revenge shall know God hath an arm of vengeance too.

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THIRD PART. L. M.-Park-street.
Rejoicing in triumph.

!! 1 JUST are thy ways, and true thy word, Great Rock of my secure abode; Who is a God besides the Lord?

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And where's a refuge like our God?
2 "Tis he that 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.
3 He lives, and blessed be my Rock,
The God of my salvation lives;
The dark designs of hell are broke:
Great is the peace my Father gives.

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FOURTH PART. C. M.-Colchester.

Victory over temporal enemies.

d 1 WE love thee, Lord, and we adore:
Now is thine arm reveal'd;

Thou art our strength, our heavenly tower
Our bulwark and our shield.

cr 2 We fly to our eternal Rock,
And find a sure defence:

His holy name our lips invoke,
And draw salvation thence.

3 When God, our leader, shines in arms,
What mortal heart can bear

f. ex The thunder of his loud alarms,
The lightning of his spear?

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In millions wait to know his mind,
And swift as flames obey.

He speaks, and at his fierce rebuke
Whole armies are dismay'd;

His voice, his power, his angry look,
Strike all their courage dead.

di 6 Oft has the Lord whole nations bless'd
For his own children's sake;

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The powers, that give his people rest,
Shall of his care partake.

FIFTH PART. 10's.- Portsea. New 50th.

Applied to the American Revolution.

1 TO bless the Lord our God in strains divine, With thankful hearts and raptur'd voices

join :

To us what wonders his right hand hath shown,

Mercies his chosen tribes have scarcely known:

Like David blest, begin th' enraptur'd song, Let praise and joy awaken every tongue. f 2 When, fir'd to rage, against our nation rose Chiefs of proud name, and bands of haughty foes,

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He train❜d our hosts to fight, with arms ar-
ray'd,

With health invigor'd, and with bounty fed,
Gave us a chosen chief our sons to guide,
Heard every prayer, and every want sup-
plied.

3 No more against our land let strangers rise,
To fade and fall beneath th' avenging skies;
Let the fierce legions yield to happier sway,
The groping savage hail the gospel day.
Lowsink the proud, the men of blood be slain,
Nor injur'd Zion lift her cries in vain.

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Be every virtue, every blessing found: Here bid thy seasons crown the fruitful plain; Here bid fair peace extend her blissful reign; Let laws, let justice hold perpetual sway, The soul unfetter'd and the conscience free. 5 With clearest splendor, here, let knowledge shine,

Here, every glory beam from truth divine;
To Jesus' call, the soul obsequious bend;
Grace from thy Spirit in rich showers de-
scend;

Till nations shall become thy bright abode,
And boundless praise unceasing rise to God.

FIRST PART. 8. M.-Watchman.
Language of nature and the Bible.

1 BEHOLD, the lofty sky
Declares its maker, God;
And all the starry works on high
Proclaim his power abroad.

2 The darkness and the light

Dwight.

Still keep their course the same;
While night to day, and day to night,
Divinely teach his name.

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Their gen'ral voice is known:
They show the wonders of his hand,
And orders of his throne.

f 4 Let Christian lands rejoice,
Where he reveals his word;
They are not left to nature's voice,
To bid them know the Lord.

11 5 His laws are just and pure,
His truth without deceit;
His promises for ever sure,
And his rewards are great.

[6 While of thy works I sing,
Thy glory to proclaim;

Accept the praise, my God, my King
In my Redeemer's name.]

SECOND PART. 8. M.-Clapton.

19. The Bible-watchfulness, &c.--for the Lord's day morning.

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1 BEHOLD, the morning sun
Begins his glorious way:

His beams through all the nations run,
And life and light convey.

2 But where the gospel comes,

It spreads diviner light:

It calls dead sinners from their tombs,
And gives the blind their sight.

di 3 How perfect is thy word,

And all thy judgments just!
For ever sure thy promise, Lord;
And men securely trust.

4 My gracious God, how plain
Are thy directions giv'n;
O, may I never read in vain,
But find the path to heav'n.

PAUSE.

5 I hear thy word with love,
And I would fain obey:
Send thy good Spirit from above,
To guide me, lest I stray.

aff 6 0, who can ever find

The errors of his ways?

Yet, with a bold presumptuous mind,
I would not dare transgress.

7 Warn me of ev'ry sin;

Forgive my secret faults:

And cleanse this guilty soul of mine,
Whose crimes exceed my thoughts.
8 While with my heart and tongue
I spread thy praise abroad;
Accept the worship and the song,
My Saviour and my God.

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THIRD PART. L. M.-Rothwell. Sterling.
The book of nature and the gospel compared.
1 THE heav'ns declare thy glory, Lord;
In ev'ry star thy wisdom shines;
But, when our eyes behold thy word,
We read thy name in fairer lines.