The Psalms of David: Imitated in the Language of the New Testament, and Adapted to Christian Use and Worship |
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... mortal form , Made lower than his angels are , To save a dying worm ! 5 [ Yet while he liv'd on earth unknown , And men would not adore , Th ' obedient seas and fishes own His Godhead and his power . 6 The waves lay spread beneath his ...
... mortal form , Made lower than his angels are , To save a dying worm ! 5 [ Yet while he liv'd on earth unknown , And men would not adore , Th ' obedient seas and fishes own His Godhead and his power . 6 The waves lay spread beneath his ...
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... mortal heart can bear The thunder of his loud alarms ? The lightning of his spear ? 4 He rides upon the winged wind , And angels in array , In millions wait to know his mind , And swift as flames obey . 5 He speaks , and at his fierce ...
... mortal heart can bear The thunder of his loud alarms ? The lightning of his spear ? 4 He rides upon the winged wind , And angels in array , In millions wait to know his mind , And swift as flames obey . 5 He speaks , and at his fierce ...
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... minds employ . 2 If you desire a length of days , And peace to crown your mortal state , Restrain your feet from impious ways , Your lips from slander and deceit . 3 The eyes of God regard his saints , His 74 PSALM XXXIV .
... minds employ . 2 If you desire a length of days , And peace to crown your mortal state , Restrain your feet from impious ways , Your lips from slander and deceit . 3 The eyes of God regard his saints , His 74 PSALM XXXIV .
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... mortal comforts die , Perpetual springs of life shall flow , And raise our pleasures high . Though all created light decay , And death close up our eyes , Thy presence makes eternal day , Where clouds can never rise . ] PSALM 36. 1-7 ...
... mortal comforts die , Perpetual springs of life shall flow , And raise our pleasures high . Though all created light decay , And death close up our eyes , Thy presence makes eternal day , Where clouds can never rise . ] PSALM 36. 1-7 ...
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... mortal . EACH me the measure of my days , Thou Maker of my frame ; I would survey life's narrow space , And learn bow frail I am . ? A span is all that we can boast , An inch or two of time : Man is but vanity and dust , In all his ...
... mortal . EACH me the measure of my days , Thou Maker of my frame ; I would survey life's narrow space , And learn bow frail I am . ? A span is all that we can boast , An inch or two of time : Man is but vanity and dust , In all his ...
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adore almighty angels Behold bids bless blest blood breath cheerful Christ church command Common Metre darkness death delight divine dreadful dust dwell earth eternal everlasting everlasting song exalted eyes faith Father fear feet flesh flowing tears foes glorious gospel hath hear heart heaven heavenly hell holy honours hope Hosanna humble humble souls HYMN immortal Israel Jehovah Jesus King last judgment light live Long Metre Lord love restore mighty mortal mourn nations ne'er night o'er pain peace proclaim Proper Metre PSALM PSALM 89 rage rais'd reigns rejoice righteousness rise sacred salvation Saviour shine Short Metre sing sinners skies song sons sorrows soul sovereign spirit spread stand sweet thee thine thoughts thy face thy grace thy hand thy love thy name thy power thy praise thy throne thy word tongue trust truth voice wakeful eyes WATTS wonders wondrous wrath ye saints Zion
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Page 393 - COME let us join our cheerful songs With angels round the throne. Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 "Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, "To be exalted thus:" " Worthy the Lamb,
Page 326 - 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.
Page 433 - Our souls can neither fly nor go To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive to rise ; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies.
Page 479 - Then I can smile at Satan's rage, And face a frowning world. 3 Let cares, like a wild deluge, come, And storms of sorrow fall ; May I but safely reach my home, My God, my heaven, my all! 72 " " 853 4 There shall I bathe my weary soul In seas of heavenly rest; And not a wave of trouble roll Across my peaceful breast.
Page 398 - HOW are thy servants blest, O Lord ; How sure is their defence ! Eternal wisdom is their guide, Their help, — omnipotence. 2 In foreign realms, and lands remote, Supported by thy care, Through burning climes they pass unhurt, And breathe in tainted air. 3 When by the dreadful tempest borne High on the broken wave, They know thou art not slow to hear, Nor impotent to save.
Page 43 - BEHOLD, the morning sun Begins his glorious way ; His beams through all the nations run, And life and light convey. 2 But where the gospel comes, It spreads diviner light ; It calls dead sinners from their tombs, And gives the blind their sight.
Page 44 - In every star thy wisdom shines ; But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer lines. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days thy power confess ; But the blest volume thou hast writ, Reveals thy justice and thy grace.
Page 199 - A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an evening gone ; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away ; They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day...
Page 427 - So shall my walk be close with God, Calm and serene my frame; So purer light shall mark the road That leads me to the Lamb.
Page 321 - MY God, my King, thy various praise Shall fill the remnant of my days, Thy grace employ my humble tongue, Till death and glory raise the song. 2 The wings of every hour shall bear Some thankful tribute to thine ear, And every setting sun shall see New works of duty done for thee.