3 Lo! we are risen, a feeble race, 4 Through all the thorny paths we trace When friends desert, and foes invade, Revive our heart, and guard our head. 5 To thee our infant race we leave; Them may their fathers' God receive, That voices yet unformed may raise Succeeding hymns of humble praise! PSALM XCII. L. M. Religious worship. 1 Sweet is the work, my God! my King! 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest, When earthly cares forsake the breast, 3 Our souls shall triumph in the Lord, And bless his works and bless his word; His works of grace, how bright they shine! How deep his counsels, how divine! 4 Lord may we walk with growing strength Till all shall meet in heaven at length, Till all before thy face appear And join in nobler worship there! 5 Then shall we see, and, hear, and know, PSALM XCV. First Part. L. M. Divine sovereignty. 1 O come, loud anthems let us sing, 2 O let us to his courts repair, 3 For God, the Lord, enthroned in state, Is with unrivall❜d glory great; A King, superior far to all Whom gods, the heathen falsely call. 4 The depths of earth are in his hand, 5 The rolling ocean's vast abyss 6 Be thou, O God, exalted high, PSALM C. L. M. Invocation to worship. 1 With one consent, let all the earth 2 Convinc'd that he is God alone, From whom both we and all proceed; We, whom he chooses for his own, The flock that he vouchsafes to feed. 3 O enter then his temple gate, Thence to his courts devoutly press; And still your grateful hymns repeat, And still his name with praises bless. 4 For he's the Lord, supremely good, His mercy is for ever sure; His truth which always firmly stood, To endless ages shall endure. PSALM CIII. First Part. L. M. The mercy of God, ready to forgive. 1 My soul, inspired with sacred love, 2 "Tis he that all thy sins forgives, And after sickness makes thee sound 1; 3 The Lord abounds with tender love, 4 God will not always harshly chide, 5 As high as heaven its arch extends Above this little spot of clay, So much his boundless love transcends 6 As far as 'tis from east to west, 8 Whilst they are nipt with sudden blasts, Nor can we find their former place; God's faithful mercy ever lasts, To those that fear him, and their race. 9 Let every creature jointly bless, The mighty Lord; and thou, my heart, With grateful joy thy thanks express, And in this concert bear thy part. PSALM CIII. Second Part. L. M. The frailty of life. 1 Of mortal life how short the date! Like flow'rs which in their highest state |