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PSALM 77. First Part. C.M.
Hope prevailing over despondency. (cont.)

9	I'll think again of all thy ways,    And talk thy wonders o'er, Thy wonders of recov'ring grace,    When flesh could hope no more.
10	Grace dwells with justice on the throne;    And men, that love thy word, Have in thy sanctuary known    The counsels of the Lord.

PSALM 77. Second Part. C.M.
Comfort derived from ancient providences.

1	"HOW awful is thy chast'ning rod!" (May thy own children say) "The great, the wise, the dreadful God, "How holy is his way!"
2	I'll meditate his works of old,    The King that reigns above: I'll hear his ancient wonders told,    And learn to trust his love.
3	Long did the house of Jacob lie    With Egypt's yoke opprest: Long he delay'd to hear their cry,    Nor gave his people rest.
4	Israel, his people and his sheep,    Must follow where he calls; He bids them venture thro' the deep,    And makes the waves their walls.
5	The waters saw thee, mighty God!    The waters saw thee come; Backward they fled, and frighted stood,    To make thine armies room.
6	Strange was thy journey thro' the sea,    Thy footsteps. Lord, unknown: Terrors attend the wond'rous way,    That brings thy mercies down.

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PSALM 77. Second Part. C.M.
Comfort derived from ancient providences. (cont.)

7	He gave them water from the rock;    And safe by Moses' hand, Thro' a dry desert led his flock    Home to the promis'd land.

PSALM 78. First Part. C.M.
Providences recorded for the instruction of Children.

1	LET children hear the mighty deeds,    Which God perform'd of old, Which in our younger years we saw,    And which our fathers told.
2	He bids us make his glories known;    His works of pow'r and grace: And we'll convey his wonders down    Thro' ev'ry rising race.
3	Our lips shall tell them to our sons,    And they again to theirs; That generations yet unborn    May teach them to their heirs.
4	Thus shall they learn in God alone?    Their hope securely stands; That they may ne'er forget his works,    But practise his commands.

PSALM 78. Second Part. C.M.
Israel's rebellion and punishment.

1	O WHAT a stiff, rebellious house    Was Jacob's ancient race! False to their own most solemn vows,    And to their Maker's grace.
2	They broke the cov'nant of his love,    And did his laws despise; Forgot the works he wrought, to prove    His pow'r before their eyes.
3	They saw the plagues on Egypt light,    From his avenging hand: