The Psalms of David eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 223 pages of information about The Psalms of David.

The Psalms of David eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 223 pages of information about The Psalms of David.

2 No more shall bold blasphemers say,
“Judgment will ne’er begin,”
No more abuse his long delay
To impudence and sin.

3 Thron’d on a cloud our God shall come,
Bright flames prepare his way,
Thunder and darkness, fire and storm,
Lead on the dreadful day.

4 Heaven from above his call shall hear,
Attending angels come,
And earth and hell shall know and fear
His justice and their doom.

5 “But gather all my saints,” he cries,
“That made their peace with God,
“By the Redeemer’s sacrifice,
“And seal’d it with his blood.

6 “Their faith and works brought forth to light
“Shall make the world confess
“My sentence of reward is right,
“And heaven adore my grace.”

Psalm 50:2. 8 10 11 14 15 23. 
Second Part.  C. M.
Obedience is better than sacrifice.

1 Thus saith the Lord, “the spacious fields
“And flocks and herds are mine
“O’er all the cattle of the hills
“I claim a right divine.

2 “I ask no sheep for sacrifice, “Nor bullocks burnt with fire; “To hope and love, to pray and praise, “Is all that I require.

3 “Call upon me when trouble’s near,
“My hand shall set thee free;
“Then shall thy thankful lips declare
“The honour due to me.

4 “The man that offers humble praise,
“He glorifies me best;
“And those that tread my holy ways
“Shall my salvation taste.”

Psalm 50:3. 1 5 8 16 21 22. 3d Part.  C. M.
The judgement of hypocrites.

1 When Christ to judgment shall descend
And saints surround their Lord,
He calls the nations to attend,
And hear his awful word.

2 “Not for the want of bullocks slain
“Will I the world reprove;
“Altars and rites and forms are vain,
“Without the fire of love.

3 “And what have hypocrites to do
“To bring their sacrifice? 
“They call my statutes just and true,
“But deal in theft and lies.

4 “Could you expect to ’scape my sight,
“And sin without control? 
“But I shall bring your crimes to light,
“With anguish in your soul.”

5 Consider, ye that slight the Lord,
Before his wrath appear;
If once you fall beneath his sword,
There’s no deliverer there.

Psalm 50:4.  L. M.
Hypocrisy exposed.

1 The Lord, the Judge, his churches warns, Let hypocrites attend and fear, Who place their hope in rites and forms, But make not faith nor love their care.

2 Vile wretches dare rehearse his name
With lips of falsehood and deceit;
A friend or brother they defame,
And soothe and flatter those they hate.

3 They watch to do their neighbours wrong; Yet dare to seek their Maker’s face; They take his covenant on their tongue, But break his laws, abuse his grace.

4 To heaven they lift their hands unclean, Defil’d with lust, defil’d with blood; By night they practise every sin, By day their mouths draw near to God.

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