higheft note of gratitude, he will ever be above all bleffing and praise.

I.

O COME let us lift up our voice

and fing unto the Lord,

In Jefus our ftrong rock rejoice let us with one accord.

II.

Yea let us come before his face to give him thanks and praise, In finging pfalms unto his grace let us be glad always.

III.

Come let us bow unto the Lord, before him let us fall,

And worship him with one accord the Maker of us all.

IV.

He is indeed the Lord our God,
for us he doth provide,
We are his flock, he doth us feed
his fheep, and he our guide.

PSALM XCVI.

The word Advent fignifies coming, and these four Sundays before Chriftmas, were fet apart for our meditation upon the coming of Chrift in the flesh, and upon his coming at the laft day. The pfalms which I have chofen treat of both his advents: And they, who are partakers by faith of the benefit of his first coming, may look forward to his fecond, and fing of both with a hope full of glory and immortality.

This is an advent hymn. All nations, Gentiles as well as Jews, are here called upon to praise the Lord Jefus Chrift for his falvation; and for the glory of his kingdom, which is exalted far above all that is called God; and will one day be exalted indeed, when all his redeemed shall in full concert, praise him for the judgment paffed upon all flesh.

This is called a new fong: Because it can only be fang by true believers; who being convinced of their intereft in the judge are looking for the blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of Jefus Christ the great God and our Saviour. All fuch ought to fing the pfalm with delight: For the judge is their friend. He requires them to lift up their heads with joy, whenever he comes by death or judgment to take them to himfelf: And furely then they ought to lift up their voices to proclaim the wonders of his love. May our hearts and lips go together, and make fweet harmony in the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

I.

SING ye with praise unto the Lord a new fong with great mirth,

Sing unto him with one accord all people on the earth.

II.

Sing ye unto the Lord alway,

blefs ye his holy name;

Declare and fhow from day to day falvation by the fame.

III.

See ye among the heathen folk
his glory do declare,

And unto all the people show
his works, which wondrous are.

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IV. For

IV.

For great's the Lord, and highly he is to be magnify'd,

Yea, worthy to be fear'd is he above all gods beside,

AFTERNOON.

PSALM XCVI.

I.

A

SCRIBE unto the Lord our God
all men with one accord,

Glory and might for evermore afcribe unto the Lord.

II.

Afcribe unto the Lord alfo

the glory of his name, Into his courts an off'ring bring and there present the fame.

III.

In beauty of his holiness

fee ye adore his grace, Let all the earths inhabitants worship before his face.

IV.

Tell it abroad to heathen lands, the Lord doth reign above,

Yea, he the earth fo faft hath ftay'd

that it shall never move.

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The fecond Sunday in Advent.

PSALM XCVI.

I.

T is the Lord himself alone, who rules with princely might To judge the nations every one with equity and right.

II.

The heav'ns fhall joyfully begin,
the earth likewife rejoice,
The fea with all that is therein
shall shout and make a noise.
III.

The fields fhall joy, and every thing
that springeth on the earth,
The wood and ev'ry tree fhall fing
with gladness and with mirth,

IV.

Before the Lord, because he comes, because he comes with might, With justice he shall judge the world and give to all their right.

PSALM XCVIII.

The fubject of this pfalm is the fame with the 96th. All creatures are here called upon to praise the Lord for his great falvation, wrought out by his own arm, and applied by his own grace. He has obtained such a complete victory over all our fpiritual enemies, that believers may now triumph in it, and partake of its richeft bleffings for evermore. All the ends of the earth hearing of it shall glorify the Lord Jefus, and are exhorted in a variety of expreflions to teftify their joy in him, and their thankfulness to him: Yea, they are commanded in their fong to expect his appearing, and to look for it as the eternal confummation of all their joys. O may we in faith and hope, as here required, celebrate the praifes of God the Saviour. May we find our hearts engaged in this fweet exercife, and happy in afcribing to him the glory of all the wonders which he hath done, and will do, for us, and for our falvation.

I.

OSING ye now unto the Lord a new and pleasant song,

For he hath wrought throughout the world his wonders great and strong.

II.

With his right hand moft mightily

he did his foes devour,

And got himself the victory

with his own arm and pow'r.

III.

The Lord did make his people know his faving love and might,

And he hath fhew'd his righteousness in all the heathens fight.