2 The life of man does quickly fade,
His thoughts but empty are and vain,
His days are like a flying shade,

Of whose short stay no signs remain. 3 To thee, almighty King of kings,

In new-made hymns my voice I'll raise;
And instruments of many strings
Shall help me to adore and praise.

PSALM 117.

From the cxlv. Psalm of David.

PART I. C. M.

1 THEE I will bless, my GoD and King,
Thy endless praise proclaim;
This tribute daily I will bring,
And ever bless thy Name.

2 Thou, LORD, beyond compare art great,
And highly to be praised;

Thy majesty, with boundless height,
Above our knowledge raised.

3 Renown'd for mighty acts, thy fame
To future time extends;

From age to age thy glorious Name
Successively descends.

4 Whilst I thy glory, and renown,
And wondrous works express,
The world with me thy might shall own,
And thy great power confess.

5 The praise that to thy love belongs
They shall with joy proclaim;
Thy truth of all their grateful songs
Shall be the constant theme.

6 The LORD is good; fresh acts of grace
His pity still supplies;

His anger moves with slowest pace,
His willing mercy flies.

7 Thy love through earth extends its fame,
To all thy works express'd;

These show thy praise, whilst thy great Name
Is by thy servants bless'd.

8 They, with a glorious prospect fired,
Shall of thy kingdom speak;

And thy great power, by all admired,
Their lofty subject make.

9 GOD's mighty works of ancient date
Shall thus to all be known;

And thus his kingdom's glorious state
In all its splendor shown.

10 His steadfast throne, from changes free,

Shall stand for ever fast;
His boundless sway no end shall see,

But time itself outlast.

Į The LORD does them support that fall,

And makes the prostrate rise;
For his kind aid all creatures call,

Who timely food supplies.
2 Whate'er their various wants require

With open hand he gives ;
And so fulfils the just desire

Of every thing that lives.
3 How holy is the LORD, how just,

How righteous all his ways!
How nigh to him, who with firm trust

For his assistance prays !
4 He grants the full desires of those

Who him with fear adore;
And will their troubles soon compose,

When they his aid implore. 5 The LORD preserves all those with care

Whom grateful love employs;
But sinners, who his vengeance dare,

In justice he destroys.
6 My time to come, in praises spent,

Shall still advance his fame;
And all mankind, with one consent,

For ever bless his Name.

1 GOD, my King, thy might confessing,

Ever will I bless thy Name;
Day by day thy throne addressing,

Still will I thy praise proclaim. 2 Honor great our God befitteth;

Who his majesty can reach?
Age to age his works transmitteth,

Age to age his power shall teach, 3 They shall talk of all thy glory,

On thy might and greatness dwell, Speak of thy dread acts the story,

And thy deeds of wonder tell. 4 Nor shall fail from mem’ry's treasure

Works by love and mercy wrought; Works of love surpassing measure,

Works of mercy passing thought.

5 Full of kindness and compassion, Slow to anger, vast in love, GOD is good to all creation;

All his works his goodness prove.

6 All thy works, O LORD, shall bless thee
Thee shall all thy saints adore;
King supreme shall they confess thee,
And proclaim thy sov'reign power.
7 They thy might, all might excelling,
Shall to all mankind make known;
And the brightness of thy dwelling,
And the glories of thy throne.
8 Ever, GoD of endless praises,

Shall thy royal might remain ;
Evermore thy brightness blazes,
Ever lasts thy righteous reign.
9 Them that fall the LORD protecteth,
He sustains the bow'd and bent;
Every eye from thee expecteth,

Fix'd on thee, its nourishment.

10 Thou to all, great GoD of nature,
Giv'st in season due their food;
Spread'st thy hand, and every creature
Satisfiest still with good.

11 GOD is just in all he doeth,

Kind is he in all his ways;
He his ready presence showeth,
When a faithful servant prays.
12 Who sincerely seek and fear him,
He to them their wish will give;
When they call, the LORD will hear them,
He will hear them, and relieve.

13 From JEHOVAH all who prize him
Shall his saving health enjoy;
All the wicked, who despise him,
He will in their sin destroy.

14 Still, JEHOVAH, thee confessing,

Shall my tongue thy praise proclaim; And may all mankind with blessing Ever hail thy holy Name.

1 O PRAISE the LORD, and thou, my soul, For ever bless his Name:

His wondrous love, while life shall last,
My constant praise shall claim.

2 On princes, on the sons of men,

Let none for aid rely;

They cannot help, they turn to dust,
And all their counsels die.

3 Then happy he, who Jacob's GOD

For his protector takes;
Who still, with well-placed hope, the LORD

His constant refuge makes. 4 The LORD, who made both heaven and earth,

And all that they contain,
Will never quit his steadfast truth,

Nor make his promise vain.
5 The poor, oppress’d, from all their wrongs

Are eased by his decree;
He gives the hungry needful food,

And sets the prisoners free.
6 By him the blind receive their sight,

The weak and fall’n he rears; With kind regard and tender love

He for the righteous cares. 7 The strangers he preserves from harm,

The orphan kindly treats; Defends the widow, and the wiles

Of wicked men defeats.
8 The God that does in Sion dwell

Is our eternal King:
From age to age his reign endures;

Let all his praises sing.

1 I'LL praise my Maker with my breath, And, when my voice is lost in death,

Praise shall employ my nobler powers My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last,

Or immortality endures. 2 Why should I place in man my trust? Ev'n princes die and turn to dust,

Vain is the help of flesh and blood;
Their breath departs, their pomp, and power,
And thoughts, all vanish in an hour,

Nor can they make their promise good.
3 Happy the man whose hopes rely
On Israel's God: he made the sky,
And earth, and seas, with all their train;

saves th' oppress’d, he feeds the poor ; His truth for ever stands secure,

And none shall find his promise vain. 4 The Lord gives eye-sight to the blind, The LORD supports the sinking mind,

He sends the righteous strength and peace, He helps the stranger in distress, The widow, and the fatherless,

And to the prisoner grants release.

5 GOD shall the wicked overturn,
On them his wrath shall ever burn,
Sinners shall perish in their ways;
Sion! the GOD thy sons adore,
He, he is king for evermore;
The LORD thy God for ever praise!

PSALM 121.

From the cxlvii. Psalm of David.

PART I. C. M.

1 O PRAISE the LORD with hymns of joy
And celebrate his fame;
For pleasant, good, and comely 't is
To praise his holy Name.

2 His holy city GoD will build,

Though levell'd with the ground,
Bring back his people, though dispersed
Through all the nations round.

3 He kindly heals the broken hearts,
And all their wounds does close;
He tells the number of the stars,
Their several names he knows.

4 Great is the LORD, and great his power,
His wisdom has no bound;

The meek he raises, and throws down
The wicked to the ground.

5 To God the LORD, a hymn of praise
With grateful voices sing;

To songs of triumph tune the harp,
And strike each warbling string.

6 He covers heaven with clouds, and thence Refreshing rain bestows,

And on the mountains, through his care,
The grass in plenty grows.

His care the beasts that loosely range
With timely food supplies;

He feeds the ravens' tender brood,
And stops their hungry cries.

8 The LORD to him that fears his name
His tender love extends;
To him that on his boundless grace
With steadfast hope depends.

9 Let Sion and Jerusalem

To GOD their praise address;

Whose strength secures their lasting gates,
Who does their children bless.

PART II. L. M.

1. JEHOVAH speaks: swift from the skies
To earth the sovereign mandate flies;
The elements confess their LORD,
With prompt obedience to his word: