Family-Hymns out of Davids Psalms, Part 2
For Evening Worship.
Hymn XIII. Psal. 68.19, 20.
BLessed be God that doth us load
With daily favours thus;
Even that God that hath bestow'd
Salvation upon us.
For our God is the God alone
From whom Salvation is;
The Issues and Escapes from death
Are all and only his.
—34.3, 4, 5, 6.
O magnifie the Lord with me,
And let us praise his Name,
Who heard my prayers, observ'd my fears,
And sav'd me from the same.
Who doth regard with Favour those
That him by Faith regard;
Who poor afflicted Souls hath sav'd,
And all their cryes hath heard.
—66.9. —34.20. —35.10.
Wo setting dangers all aside,
Our Soul in life doth stay,
And suff'ring not our foot to slide,
Upholds us in our way.
Who keepeth all his People's bones,
That they unbroken be:
Therefore my bones shall all confess,
Lord, who is like to thee!
Hymn XIV. Psal. 34.7, 8, 9.
THE Angel of the Lord most high
Encampeth every where,
About the Saints, deliv'ring them
That walk in God's true fear.
O taste and see that God is good,
And in his Grace confide;
For unto those that fear his Name
No good shall be deny'd.
—116.7. —31.5.
Return, my Soul, that art set free,
Return unto thy Rest,
For graciously the Lord to thee
His Bounty hath exprest.
Lord God of Truth, my precious Soul
I to thy hands commit,
That Sp'rit which is by purchace thine,
For thou redeemedst it.
—17.8, 15.
Preserve me, Lord, from hurtful things
As th'Apple of thine Eye,
And under covert of thy wings
Defend me secretly.
I shall in righteousness behold
Thy reconciled Face;
And waking shall be satisfi'd
With th'Image of thy Grace.
Hymn XV. Psal. 91.1, 4, 5.
HE that for his secure retreat
Hath chosen the Most High,
Shall underneath th'Almighty's shade
Abide continually,
Under his shelt'ring wings conceal'd
Thou shalt be safe and warm;
Terrors by night thou shalt not fear,
Nor dread the Noon-day's Harm.
9, 10.
Because thou mad'st the Lord Most High
Thy constant home to be,
The same to whom I always fly,
To shield and succour me;
No evil shall to thee betide,
Whatever comes to pass;
Nor shall there any Plague at all
Come nigh thy dwelling-place.
11, 12, 14, 15, 16.
Angels shall be thy faithful Guards,
Being charg'd by his commands
To keep thee safe in all thy ways,
And bear thee in their hands.
Because he knew and lov'd my Name,
Therefore, faith God, will I
Answer his pray'rs, deliver him,
And set him up on high.
I will be with him in his griefs,
Honour him with my Love,
Suffice him with long Life on Earth,
And endless Joys above.
Hymn XVI. Psal. 4.1, 2.
O God that art my Righteousness,
Hear when I call to thee,
For in the day of my distress
Thou hast enlarged me.
O mortal men, how long will ye
My Glory thus despise?
Why wander ye in Vanity,
And follow after Lyes?
3, 4.
Know ye that good and godly men
The Lord doth take and chuse,
And when to him I do complain
He doth me not refuse.
Then stand in awe, and do not sin,
But set your selves apart,
And silent on your Beds begin
To commune with your heart.
5, 6.
Offer to God the Sacrifice
Of Love and Righteousness,
And then put all your trust in him
For succour in distress.
Many take up with any good,
And worldly things embrace,
But we desire of thee, O God,
The shining of thy Face.
7, 8.
For thou thereby shalt make my heart
More joyful and more glad,
Than they that of their Corn and Wine
A great increase have had.
In peace therefore will I lye down
To take my rest and sleep,
For thou only wilt me, O Lord,
Alone in safety keep.
Hymn XVII. Psal. 141.1, 2.
TO thee, O Lord, I call and cry,
Make haste and come to me;
Give ear unto my humble voice,
Now when I cry to thee.
O let my pray'r be now set out
As Incense in thine Eyes;
And the up-lifting of my hands
As th'Ev'ning Sacrifice.
—119.147, 148.162. —130.6.
I did prevent the dawning day,
In crying to the Lord,
And have engag'd my waking thoughts
To med'tate in thy Word.
Thy righteous Judgments I will praise
In the dark, silent night,
And thus my Soul shall wait for thee
More than to see the Light.
—63.5, 7.
In thee my Soul shall be suffic'd
As if with fulness fill'd,
And thankful praise my mouth always
With joyful Lips shall yield.
Since thou alone art he from whom
My help proceeds and springs,
Therefore will I rest joyfully
Under thy shady wings.
Hymn XVIII. Psal. 106.4. —118.25.
THink on us Lord with favour free,
Such as thy People find;
With thy Salvation visit us,
And have us in thy mind.
Save now, we do beseech thee, Lord,
We pray thee earnestly,
Now to afford thy Grace, O Lord,
And send Prosperity.
—144.12, 13.
That so our Sons may thrive apace,
As Plants in youth do grow,
Like polish'd Stones of some fair place,
So may our Daughters show.
That our enlarged Garners may
With precious Stores be fill'd;
And in our Streets the fruitful Flocks
May many thousands yield.
14, 15.
Let not our la'…'ring Oxen faint,
Nor Enemy invade;
No leading captive, no complaint
Within our Streets be made.
O happy People! would we say,
With all these Blessings stor'd;
Yea rather happy People they
Whose God is God the Lord.
—48. last.
This God is evermore our God,
Our Cov'nant God is he,
Ev'n unto death, and beyond death
Our faithful Guide he'll be.
Hymn XIX. Psal. 116.1, 2, 7, 8.
GOD that so gracious a regard
To my requests did give,
Shall have my best and choicest Love
And Service while I live.
God and thy self, my Soul, enjoy,
Quiet and free from fears;
He sav'd thy life, upheld thy steps,
And dry'd up all thy tears.
12, 13, 16.
What shall I render; Lord, for all
The kindness thou hast shown?
Praises I'll offer, and with thanks
Will all thy favours own.
Truly I am thy Servant, Lord,
Thy Servant I will be,
Born in thy house, and from my bonds
By thy good hand set free.
—42.8, 11.
Therefore will God command for me
His kindest Love by day;
His Song shall be by night with me,
To God my Life I'll pray.
Why art thou then cast down, my Soul,
With sorrows over-prest?
Why do despairing thoughts disturb
Thy peace, and break my rest?
Have Faith in God, for yet shall I
Sing forth his praise divine;
He to my Countenance is health,
He's God, and shall be mine.
Hymn XX. Psal.138.1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
With my whole heart before the Gods
I will with praise proclaim
That word of Love and Truth, which is
Greater than all thy Name.
With spiritual strength thou answer'st me,
And thou shalt have thy praise
From Princes all that hear thy Word,
And sing on all thy ways.
6, 7, 8.
Though God be high, he likes the low,
But proud men he disdains,
Therefore in midst of dangers great
My quickning hope remains.
The Lord will perfect mine affairs,
So sure thy mercy stands;
Forsake not Lord, but succour still
The work of thine own hands.
—97.11, 12.
Since the immortal seeds of Light
For upright men are sown,
A joyful Harvest will at length
Their work and sorrows crown.
Then let our constant Joys declare
The God we serve is kind,
We'll praise him for his mercies past,
And wait for those behind.
Hymn XXI. Psal. 139.1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
LORD thou hast search'd my inward part,
And all my thoughts hast known;
Thou seest me sit, thou seest me rise,
Walking and lying down.
All my close ways, all my quick words
Thou, Lord, dost understand,
Behind, before thou hast beset,
And on me laid thine hand.
7, 8, 9, 10.
Whither can I retire from thee,
Or from thy presence fly?
For neither Heav'n nor Hell can hide
From thine All-seeing Eye.
Could I remove to th'utmost Sea
Wing'd with the morning Ray,
Thy hand that must support my flight,
Would my abode betray.
11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
In vain I seek to lie conceal'd
I'th'darkness of the night,
For midnight darkness shines to thee
As clear as noon-day light.
Maker and Master of my Reins
Thou didst at once become;
Blest Lord, how strangely was I fram'd
And formed in the womb!
17, 18, 23, 24,
How precious are the thoughts of Love,
Thou dost to me express!
Deep in themselves, but dear to me,
And they are numberless.
When I awake I'm still with thee,
And thus to thee I cry,
Search me, O God, and know my heart,
My thoughts and Conscience try;
And see if I do go astray
In any course of sin;
Shew me the everlasting way,
And lead me, Lord, therein.
Hymn XXII. Psal. 103.1, 2, 3.
Bless thou the living Lord, my Soul,
His glorious praise proclaim,
Let all my inward pow'rs extol
And bless his holy Name.
Forget not all his benefits,
But bless the Lord, my Soul,
Who all thy trespasses remits,
And makes thee sound and whole.
4, 5, 8, 9, 10.
Who did redeem thy life from death,
And crown'd thee with his Love;
Renew'd thy Youth, and fill'd thy Mouth
With goodness from above.
The Lord is kind, to anger slow,
Ready to pardon sin,
Deals not with us in constant wrath
As our deserts have been.
11, 12.—94.19.
As Heaven is high above the Earth,
So is his Cov'nant-Love;
Further than East is from the West
He doth our sins remove.
Thus in the crowd and multitude
Of various thoughts, which roll,
Within my breast these comforts rest,
And do delight my Soul.
Hymn XXIII. Psal. 65.1, 2, 3.
To the Tune of Psal. 67.
O God, Praise waiteth still
For thee in Sion Hill;
The Vow will be perform'd to thee,
And readily fulfil.
O Thou whose Titles are,
The God that hearest prayer,
The God to whom all flesh shall come,
To thee do we repair.
Our sins have born great sway,
And much against us say,
But as for these, Lord, thou shalt please
To purge them all away.
—143.8.
Cause me to hear thy Love
Before the break of day.
Cause me to know which way to go,
For thou art all my stay.
—56.12, 13.
Thy Vows upon me lye,
Lord, I will pay the same;
And I always will render praise
To thy most holy Name.
For thou my Soul hast sav'd
From death so near at hand,
And wilt not thou uphold me now,
And make my feet so stand?
That I may still proceed
To walk as in thy sight,
And spend my days unto thy praise,
With them that live in Light.
—150.6.
Let ev'ry breathing thing
Be ready to record
The praise and same of God's great Name;
Amen. Praise ye the Lord.
Hymn XXIV. Psal. 8.1, 2.
O Lord, our Lord, through all the Earth,
How exc'llent is thy Name!
Who hast thy Glory so adorn'd
Above the Heav'ns high frame.
Weak Babes and Sucklings thou ordain'st
Thy power and praise to show;
To still thereby the Enemy,
And the avengeful Foe.
3, 4, 5.
When to thine Heav'ns I lift mine Eye,
The Palace thou didst rear,
And the bright Moon and Stars observe
Ordain'd to govern there:
Lord, what is Man that he should have
In thy kind thoughts a place,
That thou shouldst thus advance and bless
His mean and mortal Race!
Litt'e below the Angels high
He stands in Glory plac'd;
Whilst all the Creatures here below
Under his Feet are cast.
—73.25, 26.
But whom have I in Heav'n but thee?
Nor is there any one
In all the Earth desir'd of me,
Except thy self alone.
For when my flesh and heart do fail,
Then God upholds my heart;
He is my strength for evermore,
My portion and my part.
27, 28.
For they that far estranged be,
Lo, they, and ev'ry one
That goes a whoring, Lord, from thee,
Shall quite be overthrown.
But it is good for me always
That I to God draw nigh,
Then shall I praise his Truth and Love,
When I on him rely.