PSALMS. I. PSALM XVIII. HE Lord defcended from above, And bow'd the heavens moft high; And underneath His feet He caft The darkness of the sky. On Cherubs and on Cherubims Full royally he rode, And on the wings of mighty winds Came flying all abroad. STERNHOLD. II. OUR TIMES. PSALM XXXI, 15. JATHER, I know that all my life And the changes that are fure to come, But I ask Thee for a prefent mind Intent on pleafing Thee. I ask Thee for a thoughtful love, I would not have the reftlefs will I would be treated as a child, Wherever in the world I am, I have a fellowship with hearts And a work of lowly love to do For the Lord on whom I wait. So I afk Thee for the daily ftrength, And a mind to blend with outward life While keeping at Thy fide; Content to fill a little space, If Thou be glorified. And if fome things I do not ask I would have my spirit filled the more More careful not to serve Thee much, But to please Thee perfectly. There are briers befetting every path, That call for patient care; There's a cross in every lot, And an earnest need for prayer; In a fervice which Thy will appoints, For my inmoft heart is taught "the truth" Is a life of liberty. ANNA L. WARING. III. PSALM XXIII. HE Lord my pasture fhall prepare, And all my midnight hours defend. When in the fultry glebe I faint, Tho' in the paths of death I tread, Tho' in a bare and rugged way, ADDISON. IV. PSALM XLVI. OD is our refuge in diftrefs, Our fafeguard in the wilderness, Our fhelter from the ftorm; Though winds and waves a conflict make, Though earth's foundations reel and shake, A peaceful river foftly flows In tranquil ftreams to gladden those Who put their truft in God; Within His holy place they feel The comfort of His presence ftill While oceans roll abroad. What though the heathen madly rage, When God fends forth His voice; Be ftill and know that He is God, He dwells with those who own his name, The God of Jacob ftill the fame The God of peace and love. V. PSALM LXXII. AIL to the Lord's Anointed, To take away tranfgreffion, He comes with fuccour speedy |