1 Jesus, our Lord, ascend thy throne, And near the Father sit; In Zion shall thy power be known, And make thy foes submit. 2 What wonders shall thy gospel do! Thy converts shall surpass The numerous drops of morning dew, And own thy sovereign grace. 3 God hath pronounc'd a firm decree, Nor changes what he swore; "Eternal shall thy priesthood be, "When Aaron is no more. 4 "Melchisedek, that wondrous priest, "That king of high degree, "That holy man who Abr'am blest, "Was but a type of thee." 5 Jesus our priest for ever lives To plead for us above; Jesus our king for ever gives The blessings of his love. 6 God shall exalt his glorious head, And his high throne maintain, Shall strike the powers and princes dead Who dare oppose his reign. Psalm 111:1. First Part. The wisdom of God in his works. 1 Songs of immortal praise belong To my almighty God; He has my heart, and he my tongue To spread his Name abroad. 2 How great the works his hand has wrought! How glorious in our sight! And men in every age have sought His wonders with delight. 3 How most exact is nature's frame! How wise th' Eternal mind! His counsels never change the scheme That his first thoughts design'd. 4 When he redeem'd his chosen Son, He fix'd his covenant sure: The orders that his lips pronounce To endless years endure. 5 Nature and time, and earth and skies, Thy heavenly skill proclaim: What shall we do to make us wise, But learn to read thy Name? 6 To fear thy power, to trust thy grace Is our divinest skill; And he's the wisest of our race, That best obeys thy will. Psalm 111:2. Second Part. The perfections of God. 1 Great is the Lord; his works of might Demand our noblest songs; Let his assembled saints unite Their harmony of tongues. 2 Great is the mercy of the Lord, He gives his children food; And ever mindful of his word, He makes his promise good. 3 His Son, the great Redeemer, came To seal his covenant sure: Holy and reverend is his Name, His ways are just and pure. 4 They that would grow divinely wise Must with his fear begin; Our fairest proof of knowledge lies In hating every sin. Psalm 112:1. As the 113th Psalm. The blessings of the liberal man. 1 That man is blest who stands in awe Of God, and loves his sacred law: His seed on earth shall be renown'd; His house the seat of wealth shall be, An inexhausted treasury, And with successive honours crown'd. 2 His liberal favours he extends, To some he gives, to others lends; A generous pity fills his mind: Yet what his charity impairs He saves by prudence in affairs, And thus he's just to all mankind. 3 His hands, while they his alms bestow'd, His glory's future harvest sow'd; The sweet remembrance of the just, Like a green root, revives and bears A train of blessings for his heirs, When dying nature sleeps in dust.