The Works of the Reverend and Learned Isaac Watts, D. D. Containing, besides his Sermons, and Essays on miscellaneous subjects, several additional pieces, Selected from his Manuscripts by the Rev. Dr. Jennings, and the Rev. Dr. Doddridge, in 1753: to which are prefixed, memoirs of the life of the author, compiled by the Rev. George Burder. In six volumes |
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PSALM 34. v. 1–10. First Part. (C. M.) Prayer and Praise for eminent Deliverance.
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PSALM 34. v. 1–10. First Part. (C. M.) Prayer and Praise for eminent Deliverance.
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I'll bless the Lord from day to day;How good are all his ways!
Ye humble souls that use to pray,
Come, help my lips to praise!
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Sing to the honour of his name,How a poor sufferer cry'd,
Nor was his hope expos'd to shame,
Nor was his suit deny'd.
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When threatening sorrows round me stood,And endless fears arose,
Like the loud billows of a flood,
Redoubling all my woes;
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I told the Lord my sore distressWith heavy groans and tears,
He gave my sharpest torments ease,
And silenc'd all my fears.
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O sinners, come and taste his love,Come, learn his pleasant ways,
And let your own experience prove
The sweetness of his grace.
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He bids his angels pitch their tentsRound where his children dwell;
What ills their heavenly care prevents,
No earthly tongue can tell.
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O love the Lord, ye saints of his;His eye regards the just;
How richly bless'd their portion is
Who make the Lord their trust!
VIII
Young lions pinch'd with hunger roar,And famish in the wood;
But God supplies his holy poor
With every needful good.
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