Devotions in the ancient way of offices with psalms, hymns, and prayers for every day in the week and every holiday in the year.

Hymn X.

LEt others take their course, And sing what Name they please: Let wealth or beauty be their Theme; Such empty sounds as these.

For me, I'le ne're admire A lump of burnisht clay: Howe're it shines, it is but dust; And shall to dust decay.

Sweet JESUS is the Name My song shall still adore: Sweet JESUS is the charming word, That does my life restore.

When I am dead in grief; Or, which is worse, in sin: I call on JESUS, and he hears; And I to live begin.

Wherefore to thee bright Name, Behold, thus low I bow; And thus again: yet is all this Far less then what I ow.

Down then, down both my knees, Still lower to the ground; While with mine eys and voice lift up, Aloud these lines I sound.

Live glorious King of heav'n, By all the heav'n ador'd: Live gracious Saviour of the world, Our chief, and only Lord.

Live, and for ever may Thy throne establisht be; For ever may all harts and tongues Sing hyms of praise to Thee. Amen.

Antiph. I saw the bright Sun shew his flam∣ing eys, and behold a thousand rays fill'd the ayr, and beauteously guilded the earth: his glorious face but maskt it self in a cloud, and immediately they vanisht away, and their place was to be found no more: & I said, such, O my God, just such is the stability of every creature.

V. Even the line we now repeat must beg its breath of Thee;

R. And stop if Thou deny'st it.

O Lord hear our prayers:

And let our supplications come to Thee.