PSALM 50. Third Part. Hypocrisy warned. L. M. HE Lord, the Judge, his churches 1 THE warns: Let hypocrites attend and fear, Who place their hope in rights and forms; But make not faith nor love their care. 2 Vile wretches dare rehearse his name With lips of falsehood and deceit; A friend or brother they defame, And sooth and flatter those they hate. 3 They watch to do their neighbours wrong, Yet dare to seek their Maker's face; They take his cov❜nant on their tongue, But break his laws, abuse his grace. 4 To heav'n they lift their hands unclean, Defil'd with lust, defil'd with blood: By night they practise ev'ry sin, By day their mouths draw near to God. 6 O dreadful hour! when God draws near, T PSALM 50. Fourth Part. P. M. The last judgment. 1HE God of glory sends his summ forth, Calls the south nations and awakes the nort From east to west the sov❜reign orders spread, Thro' distant worlds and regions of the dead. The trumpet sounds; hell trembles; heav'n rejoices; [voices. Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful 2 No more shall atheists mock his long delay; His vengeance sleeps no more: behold the day! [nigh; Behold the Judge descends! his guards are Tempests and fire attend him down the sky. When God appears, all nature shall adore him: While sinners tremble, saints rejoice before him. 3 Sinners, awake betimes; ye fools, be wise; Awake before this dreadful morning rise: Change your vain thoughts, your crooked works amend, Fly to the Saviour, make the Judge your friend: Then join, ye saints; wake ev'ry cheerful pas sion, [tion. When Christ returns, he comes for your salva PSALM 51. First Part. L. M. A penitent pleading for pardon. 1 HOW pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive, Let a repenting rebel live; Are not thy mercies large and free? 2 My crimes are great, but don't surpass And make my guilty conscience clean: Here on my heart the burden lies, And past offences pain mine eyes. 4 My lips with shame my sins confess Against thy law, against thy grace: Lord, should thy judgment grow severe, I am condemn'd, but thou art clear. 5 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, Whose hope still hov'ring round thy word, Would light on some sweet promise there; Some sure support against despair. PSALM 51. Second Part. L. M. Original and actual sins confessed. LORD, I am vile, conceiv'd in sin, And born unholy and unclean: Sprung from the man, whose guilty fall 3 Great God, create my heart anew, 4 Behold! I fall before thy face; No outward forms can make me clean: 5 No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast; 6 Jesus, my God, thy blood alone Hath pow'r sufficient to atone: Thy blood can make me white as snow; No Jewish types could cleanse me so. 7 While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace, Nor flesh nor soul hath rest or ease: Lord, let me hear thy pard'ning voice, And make my broken bones rejoice. PSALM 51. Third Part. L. M. Repentance and faith in the blood of Christ. cry, 5 A broken heart, my God, my King, The God of grace will ne'er despise 6 My soul lies humbled in the dust, Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, 1 And all my pow'rs shall join to bless PSALM 52. First Part. L. M. The destruction of tyrants and persecutors. WH HY should the haughty tyrant boast, His vengeful arm, his warlike host? While blood defiles his cruel hand, And desolation wastes the land. 2 He joys to hear the captive's cry, K |