PSALM 92. v. 12, &c. Second Part. (L. M.) The Church is the Garden of God.
I
Lord, 'tis a pleasant thing to stand
In garden's planted by thine hand;
Let me within thy courts be seen
Like a young cedar fresh and green.
II
There grow thy saints in faith and love,
Blest with thine influence from above;
Not Lebanon with all its trees
Yields such a comely sight as these.
III
The plants of grace shall ever live;
(Nature decays, but grace must thrive)
Time, that doth all things else impair,
Still makes them flourish strong and fair.
IV
Laden with fruits of age they shew
The Lord is holy, just and true;
None that attend his gates shall find
A God unfaithful or unkind.