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THE Psalms of David, In Metre.

Psalm 1:1. Common Metre, The way and end of the righteous and the wicked.

1 Blest is the man who shuns the place Where sinners love to meet; Who fears to tread their wicked ways, And hates the scoffer's seat:

2 But in the statutes of the Lord Has plac'd his chief delight; By day he reads or hears the word, And meditates by night.

3 [He like a plant of generous kind, By living waters set, Safe from the storms and blasting wind, Enjoys a peaceful state.]

4 Green as the leaf and ever fair Shall his profession shine, While fruits of holiness appear Like clusters on the vine.

5 Not so the impious and unjust; What vain designs they form! Their...

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Book 1.
Collected from the Holy Scriptures.

Hymn 1:1.
A new song to the Lamb that was slain. Rev. 5. 6 8 9 10 12.

1 Behold the glories of the Lamb
Amidst his Father's throne
Prepare new honours for his name, And songs before unknown.

2 Let elders worship at his feet, The church adore around,
With vials full of odours sweet, And harps of sweeter sound.

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How glorious is our Heavenly King, Who reigns above the sky!
How shall a child presume to sing
His dreadful majesty?