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PSALM 8. Second Part. L.M.
Adam and Christ. (cont.)
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That thou should'st raise his nature so,
And make him lord of all below;
Make every beast and bird submit,
And lay the fishes at his feet!
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But O, what brighter glories wait
To crown the second Adam's state!
What honours shall thy Son adorn,
Who condescended to be born!
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See him below his angels made:
See him in dust among the dead,
To save a ruin'd world from sin:
Yet he shall reign with power divine.
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The world to come, redeem'd from all
The mis'ries that attend the fall,
New made and glorious, shall submit
At our exalted Saviour's feet.
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PSALM 8. Third Part. L.M.
The Hosannah of the Children.
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ALMIGHTY Ruler of the skies,
Thro' the wide earth thy name is spread;
And thine eternal glories rise,
O'er all the heav'ns thy hands have made.
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To thee the voices of the young
A monument of honour raise;
And babes with uninstructed tongue
Declare the wonders of thy praise.
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Thy pow'r assists their tender age
To bring proud rebels to the ground;
To still the bold blasphemer's rage,
And all their policy confound.
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PSALM 9. First Part. C.M.
Wrath and mercy from the judgment-seat.
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WITH my whole heart I'll raise my song,
Thy wonders I'll proclaim;
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PSALM 9. First Part. C.M.
Wrath and mercy from the judgment-seat. (cont.)
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Thou, the great judge of right and wrong,
Wilt put my foes to shame.
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I'll sing thy majesty and grace;
My God prepares his throne
To judge the world in righteousness,
And make his vengeance known.
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Then shall the Lord a refuge prove
For all the poor opprest;
To save the people of his love
And give the weary rest.
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The men, that know thy name, will trust
In thine abundant grace:
And thou wilt ne'er forsake the just,
Who humbly seek thy face.
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Sing praises to the righteous Lord,
Who dwells on Zion's hill;
Who executes his threat'ning word,
And doth his grace fulfil.
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PSALM 9. Second Part. C.M.
The wisdom and equity of providence.
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WHEN the great judge, supreme and just,
Shall once enquire for blood,
The humble souls, that mourn in dust,
Shall find a faithful God.
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He from the dreadful gates of death
Doth his own children raise:
In Zion's gates with cheerful breath,
They sing their Father's praise.
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His foes shall fall with heedless feet
Into the pit they made;
And sinners perish in the net,
Which their own hands have spread.
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Thus by thy judgments, mighty God,
Are thy deep councils known;
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