Family-Hymns out of Davids Psalms, Part 4
For Lord's-day Noon and Evening.
Hymn XXXVII. Psal. 33. 1, 2, 3, 4.
YE Righteous in the Lord rejoyce,
For praise becomes the Saints;
Praise God with Psaltry, Harp and Voice,
And ten-string'd Instruments.
Sing to the Lord aloud with praise,
With skilful Songs and new,
Because his Word, his Works and Ways
Are holy, just and true.
—40.5. —22.9. —71.17.
Many are those most wond'rous works
Which thou (my God) hast wrought;
Many thy gracious purposes
Which are to us-ward thought.
I have been cast upon thy care
Ev'n from my Birth till now,
And from the Womb that brought me forth,
My God and Guide art thou.
Yea from my tender Infancy
I have by thee been taught,
And so have told continually
What wonders thou hast wrought.
—104.33, 34, 35.
Therefore to God will I sing praise,
While I have life and breath,
And glorifie him all my days,
And honour him till death.
My thoughts of him shall be so sweet
As nothing else can be,
And all the streams of Joy shall meet
When, Lord, I think on thee.
Let sinners perish from the Earth,
And wicked be no more:
But thou my Soul, God's praise set forth,
Praise ye the Lord therefore.
Hymn XXXVIII. Psal. 71.8, 14.
LORD let my mouth be fill'd with praise,
That I with pleasure may
Thine Honour to the World proclaim,
And publish all the day.
For I with never-fainting hope
Thy mercies will implore,
And celebrate with thankful heart
Thy praises more and more.
15, 16.
Thy righteous Acts and saving Grace
I daily will declare,
Though the one half cannot be told,
So numberless they are.
Depending on thy strength, O Lord,
I will go boldly on;
Thy Righteousness shall be my plea,
Thy Righteousness alone.
19, 20, 21.
Thy Righteousness, O God, exceeds
In the most high degree;
Thou hast performed wond'rous deeds,
Who can compare with thee?
Thou who hast shew'd me troubles sore,
Shalt raise me from the ground,
With boundless Joys and endless Peace
Thou shalt enclose me round.
22, 23.
I will instruct each warbling string
To make thy praises known;
Thy Truth and Goodness I will sing,
O Isr'el's Holy One!
A multitude of Joys shall throng
Upon my Lips to sit,
While my glad Soul breaths ont a Song
To him that ransom'd it.
Hymn XXXIX. Psal. 106.1, 2.
O Render thanks unto the Lord,
For kind he is and good;
His mercies still continue sure,
As they have ever stood.
What Language can his mighty deeds
Deservedly proclaim?
What Tongue can sing th'immortal praise
Due to his Sacred Name?
105.2, 3.
Therefore let us in thankful Songs
Our great Redeemer bless:
And what his mighty Hand hath wrought,
With joyful Tongues express.
O make your boasts with one accord
In God's most Holy Name;
Let ev'ry Soul that seeks the Lord
Be joyful in the same.
5, 7, 8.
O let the works that he hath done
Your Admiration move;
Think on the Judgments of his Mouth,
And wonders of his Love.
It is our Glory and our Joy
That this great God is ours,
His Judgments pass through all the Earth
With never-failing pow'rs.
His Cov'nant to his People seal'd,
He ever calls to mind,
And will his Promises fulfil
To Ages yet behind.
107.21.
O that all men would praise the Lord
For his great goodness then,
And for his works most wonderful
Unto the Sons of Men.
Hymn XL. Psal. 113.1, 2, 3.
PRaise ye the Lord, praise ye his Name,
Ye Servants of the Lord;
His Name be now and ever blest,
Of all with one accord.
Ev'n from the rising of the Sun,
Unto his going down,
Must we proclaim the Lord's High Praise,
And give his Name Renown.
4, 5, 6.
Above all Nations he's advanc'd;
His Fame surmounts the Sky,
And who is like the Lord our God,
Whose dwelling is on high?
Yet humbleth he himself to see
Things done in Heav'n above,
And what is done on Earth beneath
Where we poor Mortals move.
—111.2, 7, 8.
Great are the works of our great God,
And ev'ry one no doubt,
That takes true pleasure in the same,
With care doth search them out.
Faithful and just are all his ways,
His Word for ever sure,
When once his Promise is engag'd
Performance is secure.
9, 10.
Holy and rev'rend is his Name,
And to be had in dread;
This true Religious Fear of God
Is Wisdom's Well-spring head.
Good understanding have they all
That carefully endeavour
To practise his Commandements;
His Praise endures for ever.
Hymn XLI. Psal. 135.1, 2.
SIng Hallelujah, ye that serve
The God by us ador'd;
O bless the High and Glorious Name
Of our Almighty Lord.
O ye that are admitted thus
Within his House to stand,
And in his Holy Courts attend
The Word of his command.
3, 4.
Praise ye the Lord for he is good;
Sing praises to his Name;
For it is sweet to be employ'd,
His praises to proclaim.
For God hath chosen to himself
Beloved Jacob's Race,
And Isr'el the chief Treasure is
Of his peculiar Grace.
5, 6.
For well I know the Lord is great,
And that this Lord of ours
Transcends all Gods, and hath his Seat
Above all Sov'reign Pow'rs.
His Word created all at first,
His Pleasure rules them still:
His Sov'reign uncontrolled mind
Heav'n, Earth, and Seas fulfil.
19, 20, 21.
O Isr'el's house, bless ye the Lord
With them of Levi's Tribe;
All that devoutly fear the Lord
Due praise to him ascribe.
Let us all now in Sion's Courts
The Lord's High Praise record,
Who dwelleth at Jerusalem:
Praise ye, praise ye the Lord.
Hymn XLII. Psal. 136.1, 2, 3.
To the Tune of Psal. 67.
O Render thanks to God,
For he is very good;
His Mercies sure do still endure,
And have for ever stood.
The God of Gods proclaim,
The Lord of Lords great Name;
His Mercies sure do still endure,
Eternally the same.
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
Who wond'rous things hath done,
Made Earth and Heav'n alone;
His Mercies sure do still endure
To Ages all made known.
Gave Sun ond Moon their Light,
To rule both day and night;
His Mercies sure do still endure,
For they are infinite.
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16.
Who Egypt's First-born slew,
And thence his Isr'el drew;
His Mercies sure do still endure,
And ever so shall do.
Led them through parted Seas,
And Desarts, unknown ways;
His Mercies sure do still endure,
Worthy eternal praise.
17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24.
That famous Kings destroy'd,
Whose Land Isr'el enjoy'd;
His Mercies sure do still endure,
And evermore abide.
Our lost Estate he knows,
Redeems us from our Foes;
His Mercies sure do still endure,
A Spring that overflows.
25, 26.
Who still provideth meat
Whereof all flesh may eat;
His Mercies sure do still endure,
For ever full and great.
The God of Heav'n therefore
With thankful thoughts adore;
His Mercies sure do still endure
Henceforth for evermore.
Hymn XLIII. Psal. 146.1, 2, 3, 4.
SIng Hallelujah, O my Soul,
To the Eternal King;
Yea, whilst I any Being have,
His praises I will sing.
Trust not in Kings, though ne're so great,
Nor in man's mortal Seed,
Whose pow'r is not sufficient
To help you in your need.
Because his breath doth soon depart,
Then turns he to his Clay,
And all the Counsels of his heart
Do perish in that day.
5, 6.
Happy is he whose certain Help
From Jacob's God descends;
Thrice happy he whose fixed Hope
On God, his God depends.
Who form'd the Earth, & Heav'ns high frame,
Who made the swelling Deep,
And all that is within the same;
Who Truth doth ever keep.
7, 8.
Who with right Judgment still proceeds
For those that be opprest,
Takes care that hungry Souls be fed,
And Pris'ners be releas'd.
The Lord doth give the blind their sight,
The bowed down doth raise;
In righteous men he takes delight,
And loveth them always.
9, 10.
Strangers and Widows he preserves,
The Orphans Cause doth own,
But as for sinners prosp'rous state,
He turns it upside down.
The Lord shall reign eternally;
Thy God, O Sion Hill
Shall reign to all Posterity;
O praise him, praise him still.
Hymn XLIV. Psal. 147.1, 2, 3.
PRaise ye the Lord, for it is meet
Our God's due praise to sing,
For the employment is most sweet,
And Praise a comely thing.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem,
His out-casts he restores;
With comfort heals the broken hearts,
And bindeth up their sores.
5, 6, 11.
Unsearchable his Wisdom is,
His Pow'r admits no bound;
He raiseth up the humble Souls,
Treads sinners to the ground.
The Lord's intire delight and joy
Is ever in the Just,
In them that fear him faithfully,
And in his Mercy trust.
12, 13, 14.
O praise the Lord, Jerusalem,
Thy God, O Sion, praise,
Who makes thy Bars and strength'neth them,
Wherewith thy Gates he stays.
Thy Children in thee he hath blest,
Makes in thy Borders peace;
He fills thee with the very best
Of all the Field's increase.
19, 20.
The sacred Dictates of his Lips
He hath to Jacob shown;
His Statutes and his Judgments are
To chosen Isr'el known.
He hath not dealt so favourably
With any Land beside,
Nor have they known his Judgments so,
The Lord be magnifi'd.
Hymn XLV. Psal. 148.1, 2, 3.
SIng Hallelujah, praise the Lord
Ev'n from the Heavens high,
And from the heights his praise proclaim,
Above the starry Sky.
His Angels all his praise begin,
And all his Hosts of Might;
Praise him both Sun and Moon; praise him,
O all ye Stars of Light.
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Ye Heav'n of Heav'ns and Waters there,
Praise your Creator's Name,
For by his Great Decree you do
Continue still the same.
Praise God from th' Earth, ye Whales & Deeps,
Fire, Hail, and stormy Wind,
Hill, Trees, and Cattle, Worms and Fowl,
Each in your sev'ral kind.
11, 12, 13.
Kings of the Earth and People there,
Princes and Judges all,
Young Men, and Maidens ev'ry where,
Old Men, and Children small:
O let them praise the Lord's Great Name,
For that excels alone;
His Glory is above the frame
Of Earth, and Heav'ns high Throne.
—149.1, 2, 4, 5.
But above all, let Isr'el's Saints
Of their Redeemer sing,
And let the Sons of Sion Hill
Be joyful in their King.
For God takes pleasure in his Saints,
Will crown the humble Heads,
Therefore let them triumph in him
And sing upon their Beds.
148.14.
For he exalts his Isr'el's Horn,
And all his Saints doth raise;
A People near and dear to him,
O give the Lord his praise.
Hymn XLVI. Psal. 47.6, 7, 9.
SIng praise to God, sing praise with joy,
Sing praises to our King,
For Christ is King of all the World,
All skilful praises sing.
With shouts of Joys He is gone up
To His Imperial Throne;
Our Lord is with the Trumpets sound
To Heav'n in Triumph gone.
—2.8. —22.27.
At his request is giv'n to him
The priv'lege of his Birth,
For His the Heathen Lands shall be,
And utmost Parts on Earth.
The Kindreds of the Nations all
Shall worship in his sight;
For he must govern great and small;
All Nations are his right.
—72.2, 4, 6, 7, 11.
With Justice shall he judge the Poor,
Set the Oppressed free.
Like showrs of Rain to parched ground
Shall his Dominion be.
The Just shall flourish in his days,
And all shall be at peace,
Until the very Moon decays,
And all her Motions cease.
Yea all the Kings and higher Pow'rs
Shall kneel before his Throne.
All Nations and their Governours
Shall serve this King alone.
18, 19.
Praise ye the Lord of Hosts, and sing
To Israel's God each one;
For he doth every wond'rous thing,
Ev'n he himself alone.
And blessed be his glorious Name
All times eternally;
Let th' Earth be filled with his fame;
Amen, Amen, say I.
Hymn XLVII. Psal. 89.1, 19.
TH' Eternal Mercies of the Lord
My Song shall still express;
My Mouth to Ages shall record
Thy Truth and Faithfulness.
For thou hast laid our Help upon
A Prince of mighty Pow'r;
A chosen one thou hast advanc'd
To be the Saviour.
20, 21, 27, 28, 29.
With sacred Oyl thou didst anoint
David, whom thou hadst found;
He's girt with strength for saving-work,
His Head with Glory crown'd.
Mercies through him are kept for us,
And Promises are sure;
His Sacred Seed and Sov'reign Throne
For ever shall endure.
30, 31, 32, 33, 34.
But if his Seed transgress the Laws
And Statutes of their God,
Then wilt thou visit their offence
With a correcting Rod.
Yet with not quite withdraw thy Love,
Nor let thy Promise fade;
Thy Cov'nant thou wilt never break,
Nor change what thou hast said.
35, 52.
Having confirm'd it by an Oath,
A Sacred Oath, and High;
Thy Faithful Ones are well assur'd
Thou wilt not, caust not lye.
Blessed for ever be the Lord,
And blest be God agen;
And let the Church with one accord
Resound Amen, Amen.
Hymn XLVIII. Psal. 110.1, 2, 3.
JEhovah to my Lord thus spake,
Sit thou at my right hand,
Until I make thy baffled Foes
Subject to thy command.
God shall from Sion send that Rod
In which thy strength appears;
Thy People in that day of Pow'r
Shall all be Voluntiers.
Mov'd with the Beauties of thy Church
Young Converts then shall Come,
As num'rous as the Pearls of Dew
That drop from Morning's womb.
4, 5, 6, 7.
The Lord a solemn Oath hath sworn,
Which he will never break,
Thou art an everlasting Priest,
As was Melchizedek.
And being thus rais'd to his Throne,
Kings that his Reign oppose
With all the adverse Heathen Pow'rs
Shall perish as his Foes.
Because he shall vouchsafe to taste
The Brook that's in the way;
Thus shall the Lord lift up his head
To triumph and bear sway.
Rev. 5.12, 9, 13.
Therefore to thee, O Lamb of God,
Riches and Pow'r belong,
Wisdom and Honour, Glory, Strength,
And ev'ry praising Song.
Thou as our Sacrifice was slain,
And by thy precious Blood,
From ev'ry Tongue and Nation hast
Redeem'd us unto God.
Blessing and Honour, Glory, Pow'r
From all in Earth and Heav'n,
To him that sits upon the Throne,
And to the Lamb be giv'n.