698
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WATTS. The aged Saint's Reflection and Hope. Ps. 71. 1 MY God, my everlasting Hope,

I live upon thy truth;
Thy hands have held my childhood up,

And strengthened all my youth. 2 Still has my life new wonders seen

Repeated every year ;
Behold, my days that yet remain,

I trust them to thy care.
3 Cast me not off when strength declines,

When hoary hairs arise ;
And round me let thy glories shine,

Whene'er thy servant dies.
4 Then, in the history of my age,

When men review my days,
They'll read thy love in every page,

In every line thy praise.

699
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ADDISON. The Traveller's Hymn. 1 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, They pass unhurt through burning climes,

And breathe in tainted air.

3 Thy mercy sweetens every soil,

Makes every region please;
The hoary, frozen hills it warms,

And smooths the boisterous seas.
4 Though by the dreadful tempest tossed,

High on the broken wave,
They know thou art not slow to hear,

Nor impotent to save.
5 The storm is laid ; the winds retire,

Obedient to thy will;
The sea, that roars at thy command,

At thy command is still.
6 In midst of dangers, fears, and death,

Thy goodness I'll adore,
And praise thee for thy mercies past,

And humbly hope for more.

700
L. M.

WATTS. The Seaman's Hymn. Ps. 107. 1 WOULD you behold the works of God,

His wonders in the world abroad,
Go with the mariners, and trace

The unknown regions of the seas.
2 They leave their native shores behind,

And seize the favor of the wind,
Till God command, and tempests rise,

That heave the ocean to the skies.
3 When land is far, and death is nigh,

Lost to all hope, to God they cry;
His mercy hears the loud address,
And sends salvation in distress.

4 He bids the winds their wrath assuage;

The furious waves forget their rage;
'Tis calm, and sailors smile to see

The haven where they wished to be. 5 O, may the sons of men record

The wondrous goodness of the Lord;
Let them their private offerings bring,
And in the church his glory sing.

701

L. M.

J. Q. Adams.

Ps. 107.

1 O THAT the race of men would raise

Their voices to their heavenly King, And with the sacrifice of praise

The glories of Jehovah sing ! Ye navigators of the sea,

Your course on ocean's tides who keep, And there Jehovah's wonders see,

His wonders in the briny deep!

2 He speaks; conflicting whirlwinds fly;

The waves in swelling torrents flow; They mount, aspire to heaven on high;

They sink, as if to hell below: Their souls with terror melt away ;

They stagger, as if drunk with wine ; Their skill is vain, to thee they pray;

0, save them, Energy divine ! 3 He stays the storm ; the waves subside;

Their hearts with rapture are inspired ; Soft breezes waft them o'er the tide,

In gladness, to their port desired :

O that mankind the song would raise,

Jehovah's goodness to proclaim !
Assembled nations shout his praise,

Assembled elders bless his name !

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L. M.

WATTS. The Exile's Hymn. Ps. 137. 1 WHEN by the flowing brooks we sat,

The brooks of Babylon the proud, We thought on Sion's mournful state,

And wept her woes, and wailed aloud. . 2 Thoughtless of every cheerful air,

For grief had all our harps unstrung, Our harps, neglected in despair,

And silent, on the willows hung. 3 Our foes, who made our land their spoil,

Our barbarous lords, with haughty tongues Bid us forget our groans awhile,

And give a taste of Sion's songs.
4 How shall we sing, in heathen lands,

Our holy songs to ears profane ?
Lord, shall our lips, at their commands,

Pronounce thy dreadful name in vain ? 5 O, let my tongue grow dry, and cleave

Fast to my mouth in silence still ; Let some avenging power bereave

My fingers of their tuneful skill, 6 If I thy sacred rites profane,

O Salem, or thy dust despise, If I indulge one cheerful strain,

Till I shall see thy towers arise.

DOXOLOGIES.

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TO God, the only wise,

Our Savior and our King,
Let all who dwell below the skies

Their grateful praises bring.

TO God, the only wise,

Who keeps us by his word, Be glory now and evermore,

Through Jesus Christ our Lord.

TO him who reigns in worlds of light,

The Eternal King of heaven, Be honor, majesty, and might,

And praise, and glory, given.