ANewPsalmForTheChapelOfKilmarnock

anewpsalmforthechapelofkilmarnock

onthethanksgiving-dayforhismajesty'srecovery.

osinganewsongtothelord,

make,allandeveryone,

ajoyfulnoise,evenfortheking

hisrestoration.

thesonsofbelialintheland

didsettheirheadstogether;

come,letussweepthemoff,saidthey,

likeano'erflowingriver.

theysettheirheadstogether,isay,

theysettheirheadstogether;

onright,onleft,oneveryhand,

wesawnonetodeliver.

thoumadeststrongtwochosenones

toquellthewicked'spride;

thatyoungman,greatinissachar,

theburden-bearingtribe.

andhim,amongtheprinceschief

inourjerusalem,

thejudgethat'smightyinthylaw,

themanthatfearsthyname.

yetthey,eventhey,withalltheirstrength,

begantofaintandfail:

evenastwohowling,ravenouswolves

todogsdoturntheirtail.

th'ungodlyo'erthejustprevail'd,

forsothouhadstappointed;

thatthoumight'stgreaterglorygive

untothineownanointed.

andnowthouhastrestoredourstate,

pityourkirkalso;

forshebytribulations

isnowbroughtverylow.

consumethathigh-place,patronage,

fromoffthyholyhill;

andinthyfuryburnthebook—

evenofthatmanm'gill.

nowhearourprayer,acceptoursong,

andfightthychosen'sbattle:

weseekbutlittle,lord,fromthee,

thoukenswegetaslittle.