Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-08-30
From the Herald Of Freedom.

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+" songs of the temple" or such as COM
pose part Of the worship Of a communl-
". is greater than can scarcely be sup:
posed. Such poetry too, affords atrue in
dex to the kind of religious feeling enter
tanned by those who use it. - -.
The following are extracts from the
collections of Psalms and Hymas used in
The popular churches in this county
The first are from g Watts and Select"
u ed in the Congregational and Presby.
terrain Churches. The lOl psalm is en-
titled The Magistrates Psalm" and
these are parts OF it
'IfI am raised to bear the sword - .
III take my counsels from thy word; -.
Thy justice aud thy heavenly grace,
shall be the pattern ofmy ways.
I'll search the land and raise the just -
To posts of honor, wealth and rust, -.
The men who work thy holy will r@.
Shall be my friends and taYoriteS still.
In vain shall sinners hope To rise - II:
BY flatterng or malicious lies; ..*
And while the innocent guard, IT, ~
The bold ofsndcr shan be spared.
The impious crew, that factious band, =.
Shalt hide their heads, or gait the land;
And all who break the public rest, !
Where have power shall e SUPPRESSED
The. 18th psalm, LIST and End parts, con
tain The following: -. ~..
'ris by thy aid our troops prevail, ~
And break united powers L.. -. .-:....,
Orburn their bohsted fleets. or scale
The Hottest Of their towers. - H.
How have we chased lhem--through the field,
Or trod them to the ground, ... .*... T..
While thy salvation shield,
But they 70 shelter found. s-~..e: .-:
when God our leader Shines in arms,
What mortal heart can bear a
The thunder of his loud alarms .r@-' ~
The lightning OF his spear. 49, ...... III.
He speaks and at his fierce rebuke,
Whole armies dismayeI; p" -.<*..-..
His voice, his trown, his angry look s.--
Strikes all their couiage dead. '..
He forms our generals for the field,
VI th all their dreadful skill T.,
Gives them his awful sword 10 Weld
And makes them hearts Of steel. -. =.
These re all found also in" Winchell'S
Arrangement, OF Watts and other authors y
used in most if not all the Baptist Church
es in New-England at pub ic worship
The next are from the "Psalms OF
David 10 Meter New-York stereotype
edition, 1928, used in the Episcopal
Church. Psalm 18Th,
Lessons of war from God I take, -- r.. ...-
And MANLY weapons learn TO weld; -.
Strong bows of steel with ease break,
Forced by my stronger arms 10 yield. ~
Through him, numerous hosts defat, r. 80:
Aud flying squadrons captive take;
Nor frtm M fierce pursuit, retreat 49, =
Till a final conquest make.
Covered with wounds, in vain they try - i:
Their vanqnisted he ads again u rear;
Spite of their boosted sttens til ,fheyHe
BeAeath my feet aud gfoyel there e.: I'LL
Through him, the nHcks ofprostrate foes,
Ny conqnering feet in triumph press
Aid 4. by hin, FOOT out those -sa.. ~
Who hate aud envy my success. Z. ~.
Like flying dust which winds pursue, . d.
Their bT oxen Troops / scattered round;
Their slaughtered bodies forth Three
Lise koaAasome dust that clogs the ground.
Our faclious tribes, at strifa till now, #. r.
BY COTS APPoIA fMENT me obey; - 5-
The heathen to my sceptre how, n
Ana foreign nations own my sway. ~: .. b.
Al to my summons tanely YIELD
Or soon IN 60tLle are dfsmsgt'd
For stronger holds they q lit the field,
And still in strongest holds aft ard. !:
'Tis God that still supports my right;
Ills just revenge my foes pursue
lis he that with Tesislless might q.
Fierce nations To MY YOKE subdHcs.
Such are the doctrines Of the popular
churches of tie llnd. If sentiments more
opposed to GJd's character and laws
more outrageoasIy at war with all, rig ht-
eousness aud humanity, can De found in
all the tedeumS and inc carnations to Mars,
or any heather warrior god, have yet 10
i'd them.
The remaining stanza is from The 522
hymn of the Me- hodlsl collec ion, eomoir-
ed by the Bishops and used 10 all the
public assemblies of that denomination
throughout the Udited States.
Assert thy glorious Deity,