Psalm XVI. Second Part. Common Met. The blessings of Nature and Grace

Let Heathens to their idols haste And worship wood or stone, But my delightful lot is cast Where the true God is known.

In this enlighten'd, pleasant land, My happy portion lies; Where nature's ever bounteous hand All human want supplies.

Therefore my soul shall bless the Lord, Whose precepts give me light, And consolation still afford In sorrows dismal night.

I strive each action to approve To thine all-seeing eye; No danger shall my hope remove, For thou art ever nigh.

Thou shalt the paths of life display, Which to thy presence lead; Where pleasures dwell without allay, And joys which never fade.