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 THE 
 
 New Metrical Version 
 
 OF THE 
 
 PSALMS 
 
 ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 
 22nd, 1909, BY THE JOINT 
 COMMITTEE OF AMERICAN 
 AND CANADIAN CHURCHES 
 ON A UNIFORM VERSION 
 OF THE PSALMS IN METER 
 TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE 
 CHURCHES REPRESENTED 
 IN THAT COMMITTEE 
 
Copyright, 1909, by 
 
 The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 
 
 Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania. 
 
PREFACE 
 
 TO THE VERSION OF 1905 
 
 THIS version of the Psalms was prepared by a 
 Joint Committee representing the following 
 Churches: (i), The Presbyterian Church in 
 the United Stjites of America; (2), The Presbyterian 
 Church in Canada; (3), The United Presbyterian 
 Church in North America; (4), The Reformed Pres- 
 byterian Church (Synod) ; (5), The Reformed Pres- 
 •b}i:erian Church (General Synod) ; (6), The Reformed 
 Church in America" (Dutch ) ; (7), The Christian Re- 
 formed Church in North America; (8), The Associate 
 Presbyterian Church; (9), The Associate Reformed 
 Presbyterian Church (South). 
 
 The Committee took its initial form in 1895, and 
 after being enlarged, it met for organization in Phila- 
 delphia, on April 8th, 1897; but it did not meet for 
 actual work till April, 1900. Since then meetings have 
 been held half-yearly. The Committee have rejoiced 
 in unity of spirit, aim, and method; and they humbly 
 trust that the Spirit of Christ has led to the results 
 now offered to the Churches in Plis name. 
 
 The following objects have been aimed at: (i), 
 A faithful rendering into English verse of the exact 
 thought of each psalm, and of each part of each 
 psalm. The text of the Revised Version has been fol- 
 lowed, but the Hebrew text has been held in view, and 
 it is believed that the renderings here presented are 
 critically correct. (2), The adoption for each psalm of 
 the meter best adapted to the sentiment therein ex- 
 pressed. Consequently, there will be found in this 
 psalter tweny-three meters. This has the further ad- 
 vantage of making accessible for psalm-singing the 
 rich treasury of the Church's best music, little of which 
 is at present extensively used in connection with the 
 psalter. (3), A careful division of each psalm into 
 stanzas corresponding with the strophes of the orig- 
 inal, and consequently a reproduction, in their proper 
 place, of the refrains that give form to some of the 
 
psalms, e. g., Pss. 6"], 80, 99, 107. This, it is trusted, 
 will be found helpful in efforts to grasp the thought 
 and purpose of the inspired writers. (4), A careful 
 presentation of the parallelisms abounding in the 
 psalms, and of the poetic figures and metaphors used. 
 Where a Hebrew simile literally translated into Eng- 
 lish would fail to convey to modern western minds 
 the original meaning, pains were taken adequately to 
 express the meaning intended. (5), The use of Eng- 
 lish that is idiomatic and Bibhcal, and at the same 
 time current in the best poetical literature ; also of 
 verse that is rhythmical in form, poetic in spirit, and 
 easily sung. 
 
 It is not for the Committee to say how far their 
 aims have been realized. The Churches, before which 
 they respectfully place their work, will pronounce upon 
 this in due time. But if the Committee did not think 
 this version was an advance upon former versions suf- 
 ficient to merit adoption it would not be offered. To 
 decide this matter for himself, the reader is invited to 
 compare this metrical version of the psalms, and any 
 former one, with that of the Revised Version, and also 
 to sing its songs to appropriate music. 
 
 While the psalms in meter may be read in private, 
 memorized, and meditated upon, their special place is 
 in the service of song, whether in the sanctuary or in 
 the home. Their acceptability and helpfulness will, 
 therefore, depend as much upon the music to which 
 they are set as upon any perfection of form the lines 
 may possess. It will hence be necessary for the 
 Churches, jointly or severally, to have the richest and 
 ibest music attainable selected for each psalm. If this 
 were done, psalm-singing would soon become immense- 
 ly more popular than at present. 
 
 The Joint Committee would reverently lay this 
 version at the feet of the Great Head of the Church, 
 whose forgiveness they ask for all that is amiss, and 
 whose blessing they mvoke upon this sincere endeavor 
 to promote the use of those psalms dear to His own 
 heart in the time of His humiliation, when, in singing 
 tliem. He set us an example that we should follow His 
 steps. 
 
 frcsbyfcriaii Building, Nci<^> York, 
 .Ipril, JQ05. 
 
PREFACE 
 
 TO THE REVISED EDITION OF 1909 
 
 In 1905 the Joint Committee of American and 
 Canadian Churches on a uniform version of the 
 Psahns in meter submitted the result of its labor to 
 the judgment of the co-operating Churches. Most of 
 the Churches expressed gratification with the progress 
 made, but desired the Committee to continue its ef- 
 forts that it might bring the new version to greater 
 perfection. The Joint Committee, to aid it in this mat- 
 ter, waited for reports from the Committees of the 
 several Churches, with the criticisms and suggestions 
 they might bring. 
 
 The Committee of the United Presbyterian 
 Church, under the direction of its General Assembly, 
 set very earnestly to work to revise the Joint Com- 
 mittee's Psalter, and to add to it favorite versions and 
 new ones, keeping specially in view the needs of its 
 own denomination. It called in the assistance of the 
 Rev. E. A. Collier, D.D., of the Reformed Church in 
 America, and of the Rev. Charles E. Craven, D.D., of 
 the Presbyterian Church in the United States of 
 America, both of whom had already shown exception- 
 al poetic gifts as members of the Joint Committee. So 
 extensive and careful was -the work this Committee 
 carried on that it was April, 1909, before it was ready 
 to submit its report to the Joint Committee. 
 
 The Committees of the other Churches did little 
 in the meantime : they awaited with interest tihe 
 w^ork undertaken on so large a scale by the United 
 Presbyterian Committee. 
 
 In April, 1909, the latter sent proof sheets of its 
 work to the members of the Joint Committee, who 
 offered further emendations and additions, many of 
 which were finally incorporated. On September 
 2ist, 1909, the Joint Committee met in the Alle- 
 gheny Theological Seminarv, at Pittsburgh, when 
 two days were spent in reviewing the work thus 
 
before them ; and after some slight retouching they 
 agreed ahiiost unanimously to submit the same to 
 the Churches as the Joint Committee's final report. 
 While thus adopted by the Joint Committee, the 
 changes made from the form submitted in 1905 are 
 almost entirely the work of the United Presbyterian 
 Committee as above mentioned; and the Joint Com- 
 mittee, as well as the Churches thev represent, owes 
 a debt of gratitude to the men through whose en- 
 thusiastic diligence and eminent abilities the Joint 
 Committee had before them a metrical Psalter with 
 a literary finish and general excellence and adapta- 
 tion for public worship and private devotion that the 
 Church may possibly consider far in advance of 
 any that has hitherto appeared in our language It 
 IS with gratitude to the divine Master that the Joint 
 Committee lays at His feet the result of nine vears of 
 joyous, loving labor. 
 
 September 2^, ipop. 
 
NEW METRICAL VERSION 
 OF THE PSALMS 
 
 PSALM I. C. M. 
 
 That man is blest who, fearing God, 
 
 From sin resitrains his feet, 
 Who will not stand with wicked men, 
 
 Who shuns the scorners' seat. 
 
 Yea, blest is he who makes God's law 
 
 His portion and delight. 
 And meditates upon that law 
 
 With gladness day and night. 
 
 That man is nourished like a tree 
 
 Set by the river's side ; 
 Its leaf is green, its fruit is sure, 
 
 And thus his works abide. 
 
 The wicked like the driven chaflf 
 Are swiept from off the land; 
 
 They shall not gather with the just, 
 Nor in the judgment stand. 
 
 The Lord will guard the righteous well, 
 Their way to Him is known ; 
 
 The way of sinners, far from God, 
 Shall surely be o'erthrovvn. 
 
 PSALM I. 8s and 7s. 
 
 Blest is he who loves God's precepts, 
 Who from sin restrains his feet, 
 
 He who will not stand with sinners, 
 Hie who shuns the scorners' seat. 
 
 Blest is he who makes the statutes 
 Of the Lord his chief delight. 
 
 In God's law, divinely perfect, 
 Meditating day and night. 
 
 He is like a tree well planted 
 
 By the flowing river's side, 
 Ever green of leaf and fruitful: 
 
 Thus shall all his works abide. 
 
Like the driven chaff the wicked 
 Shall be swept from off the land ; 
 
 With the just they shall not gather, 
 Nor shall in the judgment stand. 
 
 Well the Lord will guard the righteous, 
 For their way to Him is known ; 
 
 But the way of evil doers 
 Shall by Him be overthrown. 
 
 PSALM 2. 7s. 
 
 Wherefore do the nations rage 
 
 And the people vainly dream 
 That in triumph they can wage 
 
 War against the King supreme ? 
 Christ His Son a scoff they make, 
 
 And the rulers plotting say : 
 Their dominion let us break, 
 
 Let us cast their yoke away. 
 
 But the Lord will scorn them all, 
 
 Calm He sits enthroned on high ; 
 Soon His wrath will on them fall, 
 
 Sone displeased He will reply : 
 Yet according to My will 
 
 I have set My King to reign, 
 And on Zion's holy hill 
 
 Mine Anointed I maintain. 
 
 This His word shall be made known. 
 
 This Jehovah's firm decree : 
 Thou art My beloved Son, 
 
 Yea, I have begotten Thee. 
 All the earth at Thy request 
 
 I will give Thee for Thine own ; 
 Then Thy might shall be confessed 
 
 And Thy foes be overthrown. 
 
 Therefore, kings, be wise, give ear; 
 
 Hearken, judges of the earth; 
 Learn to serve the Lord with fear. 
 
 Mingle trembling with your mirth. 
 Kiss the Son, lest o'er your way 
 
 His consuming wrath should break ; 
 But supremely blest are they 
 
 Who in Christ their refuge take. 
 
 PSALM 2. L. M. 
 
 O wherefore do the nations rage. 
 And kings and rulers strive in vain, 
 
 Against the Lord of earth and heaven 
 To overthrow Messiah's reign? 
 
Their strength is weakness in the sight 
 Qf Him Who. sits enthroned above; 
 
 He speaks, and judgments fall on them 
 Who tempt His wrath and scorn His love. 
 
 By God's decree His Son receives 
 
 The nations for His heritage ; 
 The conquering Christ supreme shall reign 
 
 As King of kings, from age to age. 
 
 Be wise, ye rulers of the earth. 
 And serve the Lord with godly fear; 
 
 With reverent joy confess the Son 
 While yet in mercy He is near. 
 
 Delay not, lest His anger rise. 
 And ye should perish in your way. 
 
 Lo, all that put their trust in Him 
 Are blest indeed, and blest for aye. 
 
 PSALM 3. C. M. 
 
 Lord, how are my foes increased ! 
 Against me many rise. 
 
 How many say. In vain for help 
 He on his God relies. 
 
 Thou art my shield and glory. Lord, 
 My Saviour, O Most High. 
 
 The Lord from out His holy hill 
 Gives answer when I cry. 
 
 1 laid me down and slept, I waked. 
 Because the Lord sustains ; 
 
 Though many thousands compass me, 
 Unmoved my soul remains. 
 
 Arise, O Lord ; save me, my God ; 
 
 For Thou hast owned my cause. 
 And oft hast beaten down my foes 
 
 Who scorn Thy righteous laws. 
 
 Salvation to the Lord belongs. 
 In Him His saints are blest. 
 
 O let Thy blessing evermore 
 Upon Thy people rest. 
 
 PSALM 4. L. M. 
 
 My righteous God, Who oft of old 
 Hast saved from troubles manifold, 
 Give answer when I call to Thee, 
 Be gracious now and hear my plea. 
 
How long, O men, will ye defame. 
 How long my glon- turn to shame, 
 How long will ye vain follies prize, 
 How long pursue deceit and lies? 
 
 But know, the Lord has set apart 
 The man of godly life and heart 
 To be His favored one for aye ; 
 Jehovah hears me when I pray. 
 
 In reverence wait, from sin depart, 
 In meditation calm your heart; 
 Hold fast the right, be true and just. 
 And in Jehovah put your trust. 
 
 who will show us any good, 
 Exclaims the faithless multitude; 
 But lift on us, O Lord, we pray. 
 The brightness of Thy face this day. 
 
 More joy from Thee has filled my heart 
 Than great abundance could impart; 
 
 1 la\- me down to peaceful sleep, 
 For Thou, O Lord, dost safely keep. 
 
 PSALM 4. 6s and 5s. Selection. 
 
 Thou Who oft hast helped me 
 
 In my deep distress, 
 Answer me in mercy, 
 
 God, my righteousness. 
 
 On the good and faithful 
 
 God has set His love ; 
 When they call He sends them 
 
 Blessings from above.. 
 
 Stand in awe, and sin not. 
 
 Bid your heart be still ; 
 Through the silent watches 
 
 Think upon His will. 
 
 Lay upon God's altar 
 
 Good and loving deeds. 
 And in all things trust Him 
 
 To supply your needs. 
 
 Anxious and despairing, 
 
 Many walk in night ; 
 But to those that fear Him 
 
 (jod will send His liaht. 
 
In God's love abiding, 
 
 I have joy and peace 
 More than all the wicked, 
 
 Though their wealth increase. 
 
 In His care confiding, 
 
 I will sweetly sleep. 
 For the Lord, my Saviour, 
 
 Will in safety keep. 
 
 PSALM 5. 7s. 
 
 O Jehovah, hear my words. 
 
 To my thoughts attentive be; 
 Hear my cry, my King, my God, 
 
 I will make my prayer to Thee. 
 With the morning light, O Lord, 
 
 Thou shalt hear my voice arise. 
 And expectant I will bring 
 
 Prayer as morning sacrifice. 
 
 Thou, Jiehovah, art a God 
 
 Who delightest not in sin ; 
 Evil shall not dwell with Thee, 
 
 Nor the proud Thy favor win. 
 Evil doers Thou dost hate. 
 
 Lying tongues Thou wilt defeat ; 
 God abhors the man who loves 
 
 Violence and base deceit. 
 
 In the fulness of Thy grace 
 
 To Thy house I will repair ; 
 Bowing toward Thy holy place, 
 
 lu' Thy fear will worship there. 
 Lead me in Thy righteousness. 
 
 Let my foes assail in vain; 
 Lest my feet be turned aside, 
 
 Make Thy way before me plain. 
 
 False and faithless are my foes. 
 
 In their mouth no truth is found; 
 Deadly are the words they speak. 
 
 All their thoughts with sin abound. 
 Bring, O God, their plans to nought. 
 
 Hold them guilty in Thy sight. 
 For against Thee and Thy law 
 
 They have set themselves to fight. 
 
 O let all that trust Thy care 
 
 Ever glad and joyful be; 
 Let them joy who love Thy Name, 
 
 Safely guarded. Lord, by Thee. 
 For a blessing from Thy store 
 
 To the righteous Thou wilt yield ; 
 Thou wilt compass him about 
 
 With Thy favor as a shield. 
 
PSALM 6. 8s and 7s. 
 
 Lord, rebuke me not in anger ; 
 
 Chasibened sore I waste away ; 
 Pity my distress and hear me ; 
 
 Lord, how long wilt Thou delay? 
 
 Come, O Lord, my soul deliver, 
 In Thy loving-kindness save. 
 
 Shall the dead Thy Name remember? 
 Who shall praise Thee in the grave? 
 
 Pity, Lord, my sad conditiQn ; 
 
 I am weary and distressed ; 
 Man}' adversaries vex me, 
 
 Weeping, 1 can find no rest. 
 
 Now the foes that seek to harm me, 
 Quickly put to shame, shall flee, 
 
 For the Lord hath heard my weeping, 
 And He will regard my plea. 
 
 PSALM 7. IIS. 
 
 Jehovah, my God, on Thy help I depend ; 
 From all that pursue mie O save and defend ; 
 Lest they like a lion should rend me at will, 
 While no one is near me their raging to still. 
 
 W^hen wronged without cause I have kindness returned : 
 But if I my neighbor maltreated and spurned, 
 My soul let tbe enemy seize for his prey, 
 My life and my honor in dust let him lay. 
 
 O Lord, in Thy wrath stay the rage of my foes ; 
 Awake, and Thy judgment ordained interpose. 
 Let peoples surround Thee and wait at Thy feet. 
 While o'er them for judgment Thou takest Thy seat. 
 
 All nations of men shall be judged by the Lord; 
 To me, O Jehovah, just judgment accord, 
 As faithful and righteous in life I have been, 
 And ever integrity cherished within. 
 
 Fstablish the righteous, let evil depart. 
 For God Who is just tries the thoughts of the heart. 
 In God for defense I have placed all my trust ; 
 The upright He saves and He judges the just. 
 
 The Lord with the wicked is wroth ^every day, 
 
 And if they repent not is ready to slay; 
 
 By manifold ruin for others prepared 
 
 They surely at last shall themselves be ensnared. 
 
 Because He is righteous His praise I will sing, 
 Thanksgiving and honor to Him I will bring, 
 Will sing to the Lord on Whose grace I rely, 
 Extolling the Name of Jehovah Most High. 
 
PSALM 8. C. M. 
 
 O -Lord, our Lord, in all the earth 
 
 How excellent Thy Name ! 
 Thy glory Thou hast spread afar 
 
 In all the starry frame. 
 
 From lips of children. Thou, O Lord, 
 Hast mighty strength ordained, 
 
 That adversaries should be stilled 
 And vengeful foes restrained. 
 
 When I regard the wondrous heavens, 
 
 Thy handiwork on high, 
 The moon and stars ordained by Thee, 
 
 O what is man, I cry. 
 
 O what is man, in Thy regard 
 
 To hold so large a place. 
 And what the son of man, that Thou 
 
 Dost visit him in grace ! 
 
 On man Thy wisdom hath bestowed 
 
 A power well nigh divine; 
 With honor Thou hast crowned his head 
 
 With glory like to Thine. 
 
 Thou hast subjected all to him, 
 
 And lord of all is he. 
 Of flocks and herds, and beasts and birds. 
 
 And all within the sea. 
 
 Thy mighty works and wondrous grace 
 
 Thy glory. Lord, proclaim. 
 O Lord, our Lord, in all the earth 
 
 How excellent Thy Name ! 
 
 PSALM 8. 7s. 
 
 Lord, our Lord, Thy glorious Name 
 All Thy wondrous works proclaim ; 
 In the heavens with radiant signs 
 Evermore Thy glory shines. 
 
 Infant lips Thou dost ordain 
 Wrath and vengeance to restrain; 
 Weakest means fulfil Thy will, 
 Mighty enemies to still. 
 
 Moon and stars in shining height 
 Nightly tell their Maker's might; 
 When Thy wondrous heavens I scan, 
 Then I know how weak is man. 
 
 13 
 
What is man that he should be 
 Loved and visited by Thee, 
 Raised to an exalted height, 
 Crowned with honor in Thy sight ! 
 
 With dominion crowned he stands 
 O'er the creatures of Thy hands ; 
 All to him subjection yield 
 In the sea and air and field. 
 
 Lord, our Lord, Thy glorious Name 
 All Thy wondrous works proclaim ; 
 Thine the Name of matchless worth, 
 Excellent in all the earth. 
 
 PSALM 9. IIS. 
 
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 Whole-hearted thanksgiving to Thee will I bring. 
 
 In praise of Thy marvelous deeds I will sing, 
 
 In Thee I will joy and exultingly cry, 
 
 Thy Name I will praise, O Jehovah Most High. 
 
 Mine enemies turn and are scattered in fear, 
 They stumble and perish because Thou art near; 
 For Thou hast defended my right and my cause, 
 Thou sittest in judgment, upholding Thy laws. 
 
 Rebuked are the nations, the wicked destroyed. 
 Their memory perished, their dwelling-place void ; 
 Enthroned and eternal, Jehovah shall reign 
 The peoples to judge and the right to maintain. 
 
 Thou, Lord, art a refuge for all the oppressed ; 
 
 All trust Thee who know Thee, and trusting are blessed ; 
 
 For never, O Lord, did Thy mercy forsake 
 
 The soul that has sought of Thy grace to partake. 
 
 IL 
 
 Give praise to Jehovah ! The mighty deeds tell 
 Of Him Who has chosen in Zion to dwell. 
 Of Him to Whom justice and vengeance belong, 
 Who visits the lowly and overthrows wrong. 
 
 Behold my affliction. Thy mercy accord, 
 
 And back from death's portals restore me, O Lord, 
 
 That I in the gates of Thy Zion may raise 
 
 My song of salvation and show forth Thy praise. 
 
 The sins of the nations their ruin have wrouglit, 
 
 Their own evil-doing destruction has brought ; 
 
 In this the Lord's justice eternally stands. 
 
 That sinners are snared in the work of their hands. 
 
 14 
 
The wicked shall perish, the nations shall fall, 
 Forgetting tlicir God, Who is God over all; 
 But God will remember the prayer of the weak, 
 Most surely fulfilling the hope of the meek. 
 
 Arise in Thy justice, O Lord, and Thy might, 
 No longer let sinners prevail in Thy sight ; 
 Great Judge of the nations, in judgment appear 
 To humble the proud and to teach them Thy fear. 
 
 PSALM 9. L. M. Selection. 
 
 Lord Most High, with all my heart 
 Thy wondrous works I will proclaim, 
 
 1 will be glad and give Thee thanks 
 And sing the praises of Thy Name. 
 
 The Lord, the everlasting King, 
 Is seated on His judgment-throne; 
 
 The righteous judge of all the world 
 Will make His perfect justice known. 
 
 Jehovah will a refuge prove, 
 
 A refuge strong for all oppressed, 
 
 A safe retreat, where weary souls 
 In troublous times may surely rest. 
 
 All they, O Lord, that know Thy Name 
 Their confidence in Thee will place, 
 
 For Thou hast ne'er forsaken them 
 Who earnestly have sought Thy face. 
 
 Sing praises to the Lord Most High, 
 To Him Who doth in Zion dwell ; 
 
 Declare His mighty deeds abroad, 
 Hisi deeds among the nations tell. 
 
 PSALM 10. L. M. 
 
 Why standest Thou afar, O Lord, 
 Why art Thou hid in trouble's hour? 
 
 The wicked persecute the poor 
 
 In haughty pride and reckless power. 
 
 Let their devices work their fall. 
 
 For in their shame is all their pride ; 
 
 And while they seek unrighteous gaiii 
 The Lord of justice is defied. 
 
 The wicked thinks, in foolish pride. 
 There is no God Who will repay; 
 
 He has no fear of God or man 
 Because God's judgments long delay. 
 
 i.S 
 
Unmoved by fear of coming doom, 
 On fraud and wickedness intent, 
 
 With craft he lurks and waits to catch 
 The helpless and the innocent. 
 
 A lion crouching for his pre}'. 
 He waits the poor to overthrow ; 
 
 He thinks that God remembers not. 
 Or hides His face and will not know. 
 
 Arise, O Lord, lift up Thy hand, 
 O God, protect the poor and meek ; 
 
 Why should the proud Thy justice doubt, 
 And words of bold defiance speak? 
 
 O Lord, Thou wilt indeed requite. 
 The sin and sorrow Thou dost see ; 
 
 The helpless and the fatherless 
 
 Commit themselves, O Lord, to Thee. 
 
 Break Thou the power of wicked men 
 And let their works no longer stand ; 
 
 The Lord is King forevermore, 
 
 Who drove the nations from His land. 
 
 Lord, Thou hast heard the lowly prayer. 
 The fainting heart Thou wilt restore, 
 
 The helpless cause Thou wilt maintain. 
 That mortal man may boast no more. 
 
 PSALM lo. S. M. Selection. 
 
 Why dost Thou stand afar, 
 
 O Lord, in our distress? 
 And why dost Thou conceal Thyself 
 
 When troublous times oppress? 
 
 Do Thou, O Lord, arise ; 
 
 O God, lift up Thy hand; 
 Forget Thou not the suffering poor. 
 
 The humble in the land. 
 
 Their foes Thou dost behold, 
 Their wrongs Thou wilt repay; 
 
 The poor. commit themselves to Thee, 
 Thou art the orphans' stay. 
 
 Thou, Lord, hast heard their prayer 
 When humble hearts drew nigh ; 
 
 Thou also wilt revive their strength 
 And ever hear their cry. 
 
 Defend the fatherless 
 And all who are oppressed. 
 
 That they by human pride and power 
 May be no more distressed. 
 
 1 6 
 
PSALM II. IIS. 
 
 In God wiH I trust, though my counselors say, 
 O flee as a bird to your mountain away ; 
 The wicked arc strong and the righteous are weak, 
 Foundations are. shaken, yet God will 1 seek. 
 
 The Lord in His temple shall ever abide ; 
 His throne is eternal, whatever betide. 
 The children of men He beholds from on high, 
 The wicked to punish, the righteous to try. 
 
 The Lord is most righteous, the Lord loves the right, 
 The evil He hates and will surely requite ; 
 The wicked His anger will drive from their place. 
 The upright in rapture shall gaze on His face. 
 
 PSALM 12. C. P. M. 
 
 O Lord, be Thou my helper true. 
 For just and godly men are few ; 
 
 The faithful who can find? 
 From truth and wisdom men depart. 
 With flattering lips and double heart 
 
 They speak their evil mind. 
 
 The lips that speak, the truth to hide. 
 The tongues of arrogance and pride. 
 
 That boastful words employ. 
 False-speaking tongues that boast their might. 
 That own no law, that know no right, 
 
 Jehovah will destroy. 
 
 Because the poor are sore oppressed, 
 Because the needy are distressed. 
 
 And bitter are their cries, 
 The Lord will be their helper strong; 
 To save them from contempt and wrong 
 
 Jehovah will arise. 
 
 Jehovah's promises are sure, 
 
 His words are true, His words are pure 
 
 As silver from the flame. 
 Though base men walk on every side. 
 His saints are safe, whate'er betide. 
 
 Protected by His Name. 
 
 PSALM 13. 7s and 6s. 
 
 How long wilt Thou forget me, 
 
 O Lord, Thou God of grace? 
 How long shall fears beset me 
 
 While darkness hides Thy face? 
 How long shall griefs distress : 
 
 And turn my day to night? 
 How long shall foes oppress me 
 
 And triumph in their might? 
 
 17 
 
O Lord my God, behold mc, 
 
 And hear my earnest cries ; 
 Lest sleep of death enfold me, 
 
 Enlighten Thou mine eyes ; 
 Lest now my foe insulting 
 
 Should boast of his success, 
 And enemies exulting 
 
 Rejoice in my distress. 
 
 But I with expectation 
 
 Have on Thy grace relied; 
 My heart in Thy salvation 
 
 Shall still with joy contide. 
 And 1 with voice of singing 
 
 Will praise the Lord above, 
 Who richest bounties bringing 
 
 Has dealt with me in love. 
 
 PSALM 14. L. M. 
 
 The God Who sits enthroned on high 
 
 The foolish in their heart deny ; 
 
 Not one does good ; corrupt in thought. 
 
 Unrighteous works their hands have wrought. 
 
 From heaven the Lord with searching eye 
 Looked down the sons of men to try, 
 To see if any understood 
 And sought for God, the only good. 
 
 From righteousness they all depart, 
 Corrupt are all, and vile in heart; 
 Yea, every man has evil done ; 
 Not one does good, not even one. 
 
 Has knowledge with the wicked failed, 
 That they my people have assailed. 
 That they delight in works of shame. 
 And call not on Jehovah's Name? 
 
 Thy lowly servant they despise, 
 Because he on the Lord relies ; 
 But they shall tremble yet in fear, 
 For to the righteous God is near. 
 
 O that from Zion His abode 
 Salvation were on us bestowed ! 
 When God His exiles shall restore, 
 They shall in song His grace adore. 
 
 18 
 
PSALM 15. 8s and 7s. 
 
 Who, O Lord, with Thee sojourning. 
 In Thy house shall be Thy guest ? 
 
 Who, his feet to Zion turning, 
 In Thy holy hill shall rest? 
 
 He that ever walks uprightly, 
 Does the right without a fear. 
 
 When he speaks, lie speaks not lightly. 
 But with truth and love sincere. 
 
 He that slanders not his brother, 
 
 Does no evil to a friend ; 
 To reproaches of another 
 
 He refuses to attend. 
 
 Wicked men win not his favor, 
 But the good who fear the Lord ; 
 
 From his vow he will not waver. 
 Though it bring him sad reward. 
 
 Freely to the needy lending, 
 Xo excess he asks again. 
 And the innocent befriending 
 He desires not praise of men. 
 
 Doing this, and evil spurning. 
 He shall never more be moved : 
 
 This the man with Thee sojourning. 
 This the man by Thee approved. 
 
 PSALM 15. 7s. 
 
 Who, O Lord, shall dwell with Thee 
 In the temple of Thy grace? 
 
 Who Thy constant guest shall be 
 In Thy high and holy place? 
 
 He who walks in righteousness, 
 All his actions just and clear; 
 
 He whose words the truth express, 
 Spoken from a heart sincere. 
 
 He to whorm does not belong 
 Tongue of malice or deceit; 
 
 Who will not his neighbor wrong, 
 Nor a slanderous tale repeat. 
 
 Who the wicked man will spurn, 
 Honor those that fear the Lord; 
 
 Nor will from his promise turn 
 Though but loss be his reward. 
 
 Who no usury will claim, 
 
 Nor with bribes pollute his hand : 
 He who thus his life shall frame 
 
 Shall unmoved forever stand. 
 
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PSALM 15. S. M. 
 
 Lord, who shall come to Thee, 
 And stand before Thy face? 
 
 Who shall abide, a welcome guest, 
 Within Thy holy place? 
 
 The man of upright life. 
 
 Sincere in word and deed, 
 Who slanders neither friend nor foe, 
 
 Nor idle tales will heed. 
 
 Who honors godly men, 
 
 But scorns the false and vile. 
 
 Who keeps his promised word to all, 
 Though loss be his the while. 
 
 Who loves not usury. 
 
 Nor takes a base reward ; 
 
 Unmoved forever he shall be, 
 And stand before the Lord. 
 
 PSALM 16. CM. 
 
 God, preserve me, for in Thee 
 Alone my trust has stood; 
 
 My soul has said. Thou art my Lord, 
 My chief and only good. 
 
 1 love Thy saints, who fear Thy Name 
 And walk as in Thy sight; 
 
 They are the excellent of earth. 
 In them is my delight. 
 
 Their sorrows shall be multiplied 
 Who worship aught but Thee ; 
 
 I share not in their offerings, 
 Nor join their company. 
 
 The Lord is my inheritance, 
 
 The Lord alone remains 
 The fulness of my cup of bliss ; 
 
 The Lord my lot maintains. 
 
 The lines are fallen unto me 
 
 In places large and fair; 
 A goodly heritage is mine, 
 
 Marked out with gracious care. 
 
 When in the night I meditate 
 
 On mercies multiplied, 
 My grateful heart inspires my tongue 
 
 To bless the Lord, my Guide. 
 
Forever in my thought the Lord 
 Before my face shall stand; 
 
 Secure, unmoved, I shall remain. 
 With Him at my right hand. 
 
 My inmost being thrills with joy 
 And gladness fills my breast; 
 
 Because on Him my trust is stayed. 
 My flesh in hope shall rest. 
 
 I know that I shall not be left 
 
 Forgotten in the grave, 
 And from corruption. Thou, O Lord, 
 
 Thy holy one wilt save. 
 
 The path of life Thou showest me; 
 
 Of joy a boundless store 
 Is ever found at Thy right hand. 
 
 And pleasures evermore. 
 
 PSALM 1 6. S. M. Selection. 
 
 To Thee, O Lord, I fly 
 
 And on Thy help depend; 
 Thou art my Lord and King Most High ; 
 
 Do Thou my soul defend. 
 
 A heritage for me 
 
 Jehovah will remain ; 
 My portion rich and full is He, 
 
 My right He' will maintain. 
 
 The lot to me that fell 
 
 Is beautiful and fair; 
 The heritage in which I dwell 
 
 Is good beyond compare. 
 
 I praise the Lord above 
 Whose counsel guides aright ; 
 
 My heart instructs me in His love 
 In seasons of the night. 
 
 I keep before me still 
 
 The Lord Whom I have proved; 
 At my right hand He guards from ill, 
 
 And I shall not be moved. 
 
 My heart is glad and blest. 
 
 My soul its joy shall tell ; 
 And, lo, my flesh in hope shall rest,. 
 
 And still in safety dwell. 
 
 My soul in death's dark pit 
 
 Shall not be left by Thee; 
 Corruption Thou wilt not permit 
 
 Thy holy one to see. 
 
Lif€'s pathway Thou wilt show, 
 To ihy right iiand wilt guide, 
 
 Where streams of pleasure ever flow, 
 And boundless joys abide. 
 
 PSALM 17. C. H. M. 
 
 Lord, hear the right, regard my cry, 
 
 My prayer from lips sincere; 
 Send Thine approval from on high, 
 
 My righteousness make clear. 
 Thou in the night my heart hast tried, 
 Nor found it turned from Thee aside. 
 
 With steadfast courage I design 
 
 No wrong to speak or do ; 
 Thy path of life I choose for mine 
 
 And walk with purpose true. 
 For help, O God, I cry to Thee, 
 Assured that Thou wilt answer me. 
 
 O Thou that ever savest those 
 Whose trust on Thee is stayed. 
 
 Preserving them from all their foes 
 By Thine almighty aid, 
 
 Let me Thy loving-kindness see, 
 
 Thy wondrous mercy, full and free. 
 
 O guard me well as one doth guard 
 
 The apple of the eye; 
 While deadly foes are pressing hard, 
 
 To Thee, to Thee I cry. 
 Do Thou my rest and refuge be, 
 O let Thy wings o'ershadow me. 
 
 My enemy, grown strong in pride, 
 
 Would take my life awaj^, 
 A lion lurking by my side, 
 
 Most greedy for his prey. 
 Confront and cast him down, O Lord, 
 From evil save me by Thy sword. 
 
 Defend me from the men of pride. 
 
 Whose portion is below, 
 Who, with life's treasures satisfied, 
 
 No better portion know ; 
 They, with earth's joys and wealth content, 
 Must leave them all when life is spent. 
 
 But I in righteousness at last 
 
 Thy glorious face shall see ; 
 When all the weary night is past, 
 
 And I awake with Thee 
 To view the glories that abide. 
 Then, then I shall be satisfied. 
 
PSALM 17. C. j\I. Selectiuii. 
 
 Lord, hear the riglit, attend my cry, 
 And to my prayer give ear. 
 
 My prayer that riseth unto Thee 
 From heart and lips sincere. 
 
 I shunned the ways of wicked men, 
 
 F"or I Thy word obey; 
 Upon Thy paths my steps held fast, 
 
 My feet slipped not away. 
 
 On Thee, O God, again I call, 
 For Thou wilt answer me ; 
 
 Incline Thine ear and hear the prayer 
 That I direct to Thee. 
 
 Thy wondrous loving-kindness show, 
 Thou Who by Thy right hand 
 
 Defendest those who trust in Thee 
 From all who them withstand. 
 
 Soon I in glorious righteousness 
 Shall seic Thee as Thou art ; 
 
 Thy likeness, Lord, when I awake 
 Shall satisfy my heart. 
 
 PSALM 18. L. M. 
 
 I love the Lord, His strength is mine; 
 
 He is my God, I trust His grace: 
 My fortress high, my shield divine. 
 
 My Saviour and my hiding-place. 
 
 My prayer to God shall still be raised 
 When itroubles thick around me close ; 
 
 The Lord, most worthy to be praised. 
 Will rescue me from all my foes. 
 
 When, floods of evil raging near, 
 
 Down nigh to death my soul was brought, 
 
 I cried to God in all my fear; 
 
 He heard and great deliverance wrought. 
 
 He came : the earth's foundations quake, 
 The hills are shaken from their place, 
 
 Thick smoke and tire devouring break 
 In anger dread before His face. 
 
 Descending through the bending .-■kies. 
 
 With gloom and darkness under Him, 
 Forth through the storm Jehovah flies 
 
 As on the wings of cherubim. 
 
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Thick darkness hides Him from the view, 
 And swelling- clouds His presence veil, 
 
 Until His glorious light breaks through 
 In lightning flash and glistening hail. 
 
 Jehovah's thunders fill the heaven, 
 
 Tine dreadful voice of God Most High ; 
 
 With shafts of light the clouds are riven. 
 His foes, dismayed, in terror fl}'. 
 
 The raging torrents overflow, 
 
 And sweep the world's foundations bare, 
 Because Thy blasts of anger blow, 
 
 Lord of earth and sea and air. 
 
 He took me from the whelming waves 
 Of bitter hate and sore distress; 
 
 Th.e Lord, my stay and helper, saves, 
 Though mighty foes around me press. 
 
 From dir«ful straits He set me free. 
 He saved the man of His delight; 
 
 For good the Lord rewarded nue, 
 Because I kept His ways aright. 
 
 Since with my God with perfect heart 
 
 1 walk and make His word my guide. 
 And from iniquity depart. 
 
 The Lord His blessing will provide. 
 
 The merciful shall know Thy grace. 
 The perfect Thy perfection see, 
 
 The pure shall see Thine own pure face. 
 The froward find a foe in Thee. 
 
 To smite the proud and bring them lov/. 
 To save the poor is Thy delighit. 
 
 The Lord will cause my lamp to glow, 
 My God will make my darkness light. 
 
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 From God the victory I receive ; 
 
 Most perfect is His holy way ; 
 His word is tried, they who believe 
 
 Will find the Lord their shield and stay. 
 
 For who is God, and strong to save. 
 Beside the Lord, our God of might? 
 
 'Tis He that makes me strong and brave. 
 The Lord Who guides my steps aright. 
 
 Thy free salvation is my shield, 
 l^Iy sure defense in every strait ; 
 
 Thy hand upholds me, lest I yield ; 
 Thy gentleness has made me great. 
 
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As Thou, O Lord, hast made me strong 
 
 To overcome my mighty foe, 
 So now to figlit against the wrong 
 
 And conquer in Thy Name I go. 
 
 From strife Thou wilt deliver me, 
 
 And make the nations own my sway ; 
 
 Strange peoples, when my ipovver tliey see, 
 Shall comie with trembling and obey. 
 
 Jehovah lives, and blest is He, 
 My rock, my refuge and defense, 
 
 My Saviour Who delivers me, 
 Ai.d will the wicked recompense. 
 
 For grace and mercy ever near. 
 
 For foes subdued and victories won, 
 
 All nations of the earth shall hear 
 My praise for what the Lord has done. 
 
 To David, His anointed king. 
 
 And to his sons upon his throne. 
 
 The Lord will great salvation bring 
 And ever make His mercy known. 
 
 PSALM 19. H. M. 
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 The spacious heavens declare 
 
 The glory of our God, 
 The firmament displays 
 
 His handiwork abroad ; 
 Day unto day proclaims His might, 
 And night His wisdom tells to night. 
 
 Aloud they do not speak, 
 
 They utter forth no word. 
 Nor into language break, 
 
 Their voice is never heard ; 
 Yet through the world the truth they bear 
 And their Creator's, power declare. 
 
 The clouds of heaven are spread, 
 
 A tent to hold the sun. 
 And like a bridegroom fair 
 
 Comes forth the mighty one. 
 Rejoicing in his strength and grace 
 To run his wondrous daily race. 
 
 His daily going forth 
 
 Is from the end of heaven; 
 The firmament to him 
 
 Is for his circuit given: 
 His journey reaches to its ends, 
 And everywhere his heat extends. 
 
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II. 
 
 Jehovah's perfect law 
 
 Restores the soul again; 
 His testimony sure 
 
 Gives wisdom unto men ; 
 The precepts of the Lord are right, 
 And hll the heart with great delight. 
 
 The Lord's commands are puTc, 
 
 They light and joy restore: 
 Jehovah's fear is clean, 
 
 Enduring evermore. 
 His statutes, let the world confess, 
 Are wholly truth and righteousness. 
 
 They are to be desired 
 
 Above the finest gold; 
 Than honey from the comb 
 
 More sweetness far they hold ; 
 With warnings they Thy servant guard. 
 In keeping them is great reward. 
 
 His errors who can know? 
 
 Cleanse me from hidden stain ; 
 Keep me from wilful sins, 
 
 Xor let them o'er me reign ; 
 And then I upright shall appear 
 And be from great transgressions clear. 
 
 When Thou dost search my life, 
 
 May all my thoughts within 
 And all the words I speak 
 
 Thy full approval win. 
 O Lord, Thou art a rock to me, 
 And my Redeemer Thou shalt be. 
 
 PSALM 19. 8s. 
 
 The heavens in their splendor declare 
 
 The might and the glory of God, 
 For day unto day speaks His praise 
 
 And night tells His wisdom abroad. 
 They speak not with audible word, 
 
 Yet clear is the message they send; 
 Their witness goes out through the earth, 
 
 Their word to the world's farthest end. 
 
 Forsaking his tent in the sky. 
 
 Arrayed as a bridegroom, the sun 
 Comes forth in his glorious strengtii. 
 
 Rejoicing his circuit to run. 
 He tells through the length of the heavens 
 
 His Maker's great wisdom and might. 
 And nothing in all of the earth 
 
 Is hid from his heat and his light. 
 
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The law that the Lord has ordained 
 
 Is perfect, the soul to restore; 
 His -truth makes the simple most wise, 
 
 The truth that is sure evermore. 
 His precepts are righteous and just. 
 
 Rejoicing the heart and the mind; 
 Antl all His commandments are pure, 
 
 Enlightening the eyes of the l)lind. 
 
 The fear of the Lord is most clean, 
 
 luifever unmoved it has stood ; 
 His judgments are perfectly true. 
 
 In all things most righteous and good. 
 Such treasure no gold can supply. 
 
 Such sweetness no honey afford ; 
 Their warnings none heed and obey 
 
 But find most abundant reward. 
 
 who can his errors discern? 
 
 From hidden faults, Lord, keep me free ; 
 Let pride never reign in my heart, 
 And clear of great sin I shall be. 
 
 1 pray that my words and my thoughts 
 May all with Thy precepts accord. 
 
 And ever be pleasing to Thee, 
 
 jVIy Rock, my Redeemer, my Lord. 
 
 PSALM 19. CM. Selection. 
 
 Most perfect is the law of God, 
 
 Restoring those that stray ; 
 His testimony is most sure, 
 
 Proclaiming wisdom's way. 
 The precepts of the Lord are right ; 
 
 With joy they fill the heart; 
 The Lord's commandments all are pure. 
 
 And clearest light impart. 
 The fear of God is undefiled 
 
 And ever shall endure; 
 The statutes of the Lord are truth 
 
 And righteousness most pure. 
 They warn from ways of wickedness 
 
 Displeasing to the Lord, 
 And in the keeping of His word 
 
 There is a great reward. 
 What man can know his evil heart. 
 
 Discerning all his sin? 
 O cleanse me. Lord, from hidden faults, 
 
 And make me pure within. 
 From wilful sins Thy servant keep, 
 
 No vantage let them gain; 
 From great transgression thus made free, 
 
 I uipright shall remain. 
 The words which from my mouth proceed, 
 
 The thoughts within my heart. 
 Accept, O Lord, for Thou my Rock 
 
 And my Redeemer art. 
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PSAL^I 20. L. M. 
 
 Jehovah hear thee in thy grief, 
 
 Our fathers' God defend thee still, 
 
 Send from His holy place relief, _ 
 And strengthen thee from Zion's hill. 
 
 Thy sacrifice may He regard, 
 
 And all thine offerings bear in mind ; 
 
 Thv heart's desire to thee accord, 
 Fulfilling all thou hast designed. 
 
 In thy salvation we rejoice. 
 
 And in God's Name our banners raise; 
 Jehovah hearken to thy voice, 
 
 Fulfil thy prayers through all thy days. 
 
 Salvation will the Lord command. 
 
 And His anointed will defend; 
 Yea, with the strength of His right hand 
 
 From heaven Hie will an answer send. 
 
 How vain their every confidence 
 Who on mere human help rely; 
 
 But we remember for defense 
 The Name of God, the Lord Most High. 
 
 Now we arise and upright stand. 
 While they, subdued and helpless, fall; 
 
 Jehovah, save us by Thy hand, 
 
 The King give answer when we call. 
 
 PSALM 20. CM. Selection. 
 
 Jehovah hear thee in the day 
 When trouble He doth send; 
 
 And let our covenant-keeping God 
 From every ill defend. 
 
 O let Him send His help to thee 
 Forth from His holy place; 
 
 Let Him from Zion, His own hill, 
 Sustain thee by His grace. 
 
 May He remember all thy gifts. 
 
 Accept thy sacrifice. 
 And, granting thee thy heart's desire, 
 
 Fulfil thy counsels wise. 
 
 In thy salvation we will joy; 
 
 When thou to God dost pray, 
 May He give answer, in Whose Name 
 
 Our banners we display. 
 
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PSALM 21. I2S and 9s. 
 
 Now the King in Thy strength shall be joyful, O Lord, 
 
 Thy salvation shall make Him rejoice; 
 For the wish of His heart Thou didst freely accord, 
 
 The request of His suppliant voice. 
 
 All the blessings of goodness Thou freely didst give; 
 
 With the purest of gold He is crowned ; 
 When He asked of Thee life Thou hast made Him to live 
 
 While the ages shall circle around. 
 
 Through salvation from Thee hath His fame spread abroad. 
 
 Thou didst glory and honor impart; 
 Thou hast made Him most blessed forever, O God, 
 
 And Thy presence hath gladdened His heart. 
 
 For the King in the strength of Jehovah Most High 
 
 Did unwavering confidence plaoe; 
 On the Name of Jehovah He still will rely, 
 
 And shall stand evermore in His grace. 
 
 By the hand of Thy might and Thine anger destroyed, 
 
 All Thy foes and their offspring shall fail ; 
 By the evil they planned and the craft they employed 
 
 They shall never against Thee prevail. 
 
 Thou wilt speedily make them turn backward in flight. 
 
 When Thine arrows are aimed to destroy. 
 O Jehovah, be Thou far exalted in might. 
 
 And Thy power shall our praises employ. 
 
 PSALM 21. L. M. Selection. 
 
 The King rejoiceth in Thy strength, 
 In Thy salvation, Lord Most High, 
 
 For Thou hast filled His heart's desire. 
 His prayer Thy love doth not deny. 
 
 A kingly crown Thou givest Him, 
 Thy blessings meet Him on His ways ; 
 
 He asked for life, and unto Him 
 Thou gavest endless length of days. 
 
 With majesty and honor crowned. 
 How great His glory in Thy grace ! 
 
 Forever blest. Thou makest Him 
 With joy to live before Thy face. 
 
 The King doth in Jehovah trust. 
 
 His loving-kindness He hath proved; 
 
 Confiding in the Lord Most High 
 He standeth evermore unmoved. 
 
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PSALM 22. L. M. 
 
 My God, My God, I cry to Thee ; 
 O why hast Thou forsaken Me? 
 Afar from Me, Thou dost not heed, 
 Though day and night for help I plead. 
 
 But Thou art holy in Thy ways. 
 Enthroned upon Thy people's praise ; 
 Our fathers put their trust in Thee, 
 Believed, and Thou didst set them free. 
 
 They cried, and, trusting in Thy Name, 
 Were saved, and were not put to shame; 
 But in the dust My honor lies, 
 While all reproach and all despise. 
 
 My words a cause for scorn they make, 
 The lip they curl, the head they shake. 
 And, mocking, bid Me trust the Lord 
 Till He salvation shall afford. 
 
 My trust on Thee I learned to rest 
 When I was on My mother's breast ; 
 From birth My life has ever known 
 Thy care: Thou art My God alone. 
 
 O let Thy strength and presence cheer, 
 For trouble and distress are near; 
 Be Thou not far away from Me, 
 For I have none to help but Thee. 
 
 Unnumbered foes would do Me wrong; 
 They press about Me, tierce and strong; 
 Like beasts of prey their rage they vent ; 
 My courage fails, My strength is spent. 
 
 Down unto death Thou leadest Me, 
 Consumed by thirst and agony; 
 With cruel hate and anger fierce 
 ]\Iy helpless hands and feet they pierce. 
 
 While on My wasted form they stare. 
 The garments torn from Me they share, 
 My shame and sorrow heeding not. 
 And for My robe they cast the lot. 
 
 O Lord, afar no longer stay ; 
 
 Thou My helper, haste, I pray ; 
 From death and evil set Me free. 
 
 1 live ! for Thou didst answer Me. 
 
 I live and will declare Thy fame 
 Where brethpcn gather in Thy Name; 
 Where all Thy faithful people meet. 
 1 will Thy worthy praise repeat. 
 
 All ye that fear Jehovah's Name, 
 His glory tell. His praise proclaim ; 
 Ye children of His chosen race, 
 Stand ye in awe before His face. 
 
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The suffering one He lias not spurned 
 Who unto Him for succor turned; 
 Fi-om him He has not hid His face, 
 But answened his request in grace. 
 
 Lord, Thy goodness makes Me raise 
 Amid Thy people songs of praise ; 
 Before all them that fear Thee, now 
 
 1 worship Thee and pay My vow. 
 
 For all the meek Thou wilt provide, 
 They shall be fed and satisfied; 
 All they that seek the Lord shall live 
 And never-ending praises give. 
 
 The ends of all the earth shall hear 
 And turn unto the Lord in fear ; 
 All kindreds of the earth shall own 
 And worship Him as God alone. 
 
 For His the kingdom, His of right ; 
 He rules the nations by His might ; 
 All earth to Him her homage brings, 
 The Lord of lords, the King of kings. 
 
 Both rich and poor, both bond and free, 
 Shall worship Him with bended knee, 
 And children's children shall proclaim 
 The glorious honor of His Name. 
 
 The Lord's unfailing righteousness 
 
 All generations shall confess; 
 
 From age to age shall men be taught 
 
 What wondrous works the Lord has wrought. 
 
 PSALM 22. /s and 6s. Selection. 
 
 Come, ye that fear Jehovah, 
 
 Ye saints, your voices raise ; 
 Come, stand in awe. before Him, 
 
 -And sing His glorious praise. 
 Ye lowly and afflicted 
 
 Who on His word rely, 
 Your heart shall live forever. 
 
 The Lord will satisfy. 
 
 All kindreds of the nations 
 
 To Christ the Lord shall turn ; 
 Through earth's remotest regions 
 
 His altar-tires shall burn. 
 All kingdom, power, and glory 
 
 Belong to Him alone ; 
 He ruleth o'er the nations. 
 
 Kings bow before His throne. 
 
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Both higli ;ind low sliall worship, 
 
 Both strung and weak shall bend, 
 A faithful Church shall serve Him 
 
 Till generations end. 
 His praise shall be recounted 
 
 •To nations yet to be; 
 The triumphs of His justice 
 
 A new-born world shall see. 
 
 PSALM 22. CM. Selection. 
 
 Amid the thronging worshipers 
 
 Jehovah will I bless ; 
 Before my brethren, gathered there, 
 
 His Name will I confess. 
 Come, praise Him, ye that fear the Lord, 
 
 Ye children of His grace; 
 With reverence sound His glories forth 
 
 And bow before His face. 
 
 The burden of the sorrowful 
 
 The Lord will not despise; 
 He has not turned from those that mourn, 
 
 He hearkens to their cries. 
 His goodness makes me join the throng 
 
 Where saints His praise proclaim, 
 And there will I fulfil my vows 
 
 'Mid those who fear His Name. 
 
 He feeds with good the humble soul 
 
 And satisfies the meek. 
 And they shall live and praise the Lord 
 
 Who for His mercy seek. 
 The ends of all the earth take thought, 
 
 The nations seek the Lord; 
 They worship Him, the King of kings, 
 
 In earth and heaven adored. 
 
 PSALM 23. C. M. 
 
 The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want; 
 
 He makes me down to lie 
 In pastures green ; He leadeth me 
 
 The quiet waters by. 
 
 My soul He doth restore again, 
 
 .-\nd me to walk doth make 
 Within the paths of righteousness, 
 
 Even for His own Name's sake. 
 
 Yea, though I walk through death's dark vale, 
 
 Yet will I fear no ill, 
 P'or Thou art with me, and Thy rod 
 
 And staff me comfort stiil. 
 
 A table Thou hast furnished me 
 
 In presence of my foes; 
 My head Thou dost with oil anoint, 
 
 And my cup ovierflows. 
 
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Goodness and mercy all my life 
 Shall surely follow me. 
 
 And in God's house forevermore 
 My dwelling-place shall be. 
 
 PSALM 22>. C. M. 
 
 My faithful Shepherd is the Lord, 
 
 Supplying all my needs ; 
 In pastures green He makes me rest, 
 
 By quiet waters leads. 
 
 He tenderly restores my soul 
 
 When I am in distress, 
 And for His Name's sake guides my feet 
 
 In paths of righteousness. 
 
 Through death's dark valley though I walk, 
 
 No evil will I fear; 
 Thy rod and staff will comfort me, 
 
 For Thou art ever near. 
 
 A table Thou dost spread for me 
 
 In presence of my foes ; 
 Thou hast anointed me with oil, 
 
 My cup of joy o'erflows. 
 
 Through life Thy goodness' and Thy grace 
 
 Shall daily follow me; 
 And L within Thy house, O Lord, 
 
 Shall ever dwell with Thee. 
 
 PSALM 2T,. 8s, 7s, and 4s, 
 
 Thou, Jiehovah, art my Shepherd, 
 Therefore I no want shall know ; 
 
 In green pastures Thou dost rest me, 
 Leadest where still waters flow, 
 
 And, when fainting. 
 Sweet refreshment dost bestow. 
 
 For Thy Name's sake Thou dost guide me 
 In the paths of righteousness ; 
 
 Though I walk the vale of shadows, 
 Fears no more my soul oppress ; 
 
 Thou art with me, 
 With Thy rod and staff to bless. 
 
 Thou preparest me a table 
 
 In the presence of the foe; 
 Thou my head with oil anoinlest. 
 
 Yea, my cup doth overflow. 
 O my Saviour, 
 
 Having Thee, no want I know. 
 
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Surely grace and loving-kindness 
 Slull forever follow me, 
 
 Till, my days of life all ended, 
 Evermore my home shall be, 
 
 O Jehovah, 
 In Thy holy house with Thee. 
 
 PSALM 23. 7s and 6s. 
 
 The Lord my Shepherd holds me 
 
 Within His tender care, 
 And with His flock He folds me, 
 
 No want shall find me there. 
 In pastures green He feeds me, 
 
 With plenty I am blest ; 
 By quiet streams He leads me 
 
 And makes me safely rest. 
 
 Whatever ill betides me, 
 
 He will restore and bless ; 
 For His Name's sake He guides me 
 
 In paths of righteousness. 
 Thy rod and stafif shall cheer me 
 
 In death's dark vale and shade, 
 For Thou wilt then be near me : 
 
 I shall not be afraid. 
 
 My food Thou dost appoint me, 
 
 Supplied before my foes; 
 W"ith oil Thou dost anoint me. 
 
 My cup of bliss o'erflows. 
 Thy goodness, Lord, shall guide me, 
 
 Thy mercy cheer my way; 
 A home Thou wilt provide me 
 
 Within Thy house for aye. 
 
 PSALM 23. los and 4s. 
 
 My Shepherd is the Lord Who knows my needs, 
 
 And I am bLest ; 
 By quiet streams, in pastures green, He leads 
 
 And makes me rest. 
 My soul He saves and for His own Name's sake 
 He guides my feet the paths of right to take. 
 
 Though in death's vale and shadow be my way 
 
 I fear no ill, 
 For Thou art near, Thy rod and staff my stay 
 
 And comfort still. 
 My table Thou dost spread before my foes. 
 My head Thou dost anoint, my cup o'erflows. 
 
 The goodness and the mercy that have aye 
 
 Upon me shone 
 Shall surely follow me through all the way 
 
 Till life is done; 
 And evermore Jehovah's house shall be 
 My dwelling-place through all eternity. 
 
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PSALM 24. IIS. 
 
 The earth and the fuhiess with which it is stored, 
 The world and its dwellers belong to the Lord; 
 For He on the seas its foundations has laid, 
 And lirm on the waters its pillars has stayed. 
 
 What man shall the hill of Jehovah ascend, 
 And who in the place of His presence attend? 
 The man of pure heart, and of hands without stain. 
 Who swears not to falsehood nor loves what is vain. 
 
 That man ever blest of Jehovah shall live. 
 The God of salvation shall righteousness give ; 
 For this is the people, yea, this is the race, 
 The Israel true that are seeking His face. 
 
 Ye gates, lift your heads, the glad summons obey, 
 Ye doors everlasting, wide open the way ; 
 The King of all glory high honors await, 
 The King of all glory shall enter in state. 
 
 What King of all glory is this that ye sing? 
 The Lord, strong and mighty, the conquering King. 
 Ye gates, lift your heads, and His summons obey, 
 Ye doors everlasting, wide open the way. 
 
 The King of all glory high honors await. 
 The King of all glory shall enter in state. 
 What King of all glory is this that ye sing? 
 Jehovch of Hosts, He of glory is King. 
 
 PSALM 24. CM. 
 
 The earth, with all that dwell therein. 
 
 With all its wealth untold, 
 Belongs to God Who founded it 
 
 Upon the seas of old. 
 
 What man shall stand before the Lord 
 
 On Zion's holy hill? 
 The clean of hand, the pure of heart. 
 
 The just who do His will. 
 
 Lo, such are they that seek for God, 
 And blest by Him they live; 
 
 To them His perfect righteousness 
 The God of grace will give. 
 
 Ye everlasting door;;, give way, 
 Lift up your heads, ye gates ! 
 
 For now, behold, to enter in 
 The King of glory waits. 
 
 Who is this glorious King that comes 
 To claim His sovereign right? 
 
 It is the Lord omnipotent. 
 All-conquering in His might. 
 
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Ye everlasting doors, give way, 
 Lift up your heads, ye gates! 
 
 For now, behold, to enter in 
 The King of glory waits. 
 
 Who is this glorious King that conies 
 To claim His rightful throne? 
 
 The Lord of Hosts, He is the King 
 Of glory, God alone. 
 
 PSALM 25. S. M. 
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 To Thee I lift my soul, 
 In Thee my trust repose ; 
 . My God, O put me not to shame 
 Before triumphant foes. 
 
 None shall be put to shame 
 That humbly wait for Thee ; 
 
 But those that wilfully transgress, 
 On them the shame shall be. 
 
 Show me Thy paths, O Lord, 
 Teach me Thy perfect way ; 
 
 O guide me in Thy truth divine, 
 And lead me day by day. 
 
 For Thou art God that dost 
 
 To me salvation send, 
 And padently through all the day 
 
 Upon Thiee I attend. 
 
 Recall Thy mercies, Lord, 
 
 Their tenderness untold, 
 And all Thy loving-kindnesses, 
 
 For they have been of old. 
 
 My sins and faults of youth, 
 
 Let themi forgotten be. 
 And for Thy tender mercies' sake, 
 
 O Lord, remember me. 
 
 TTie Lord is just and good, 
 Instructing those that stray ; 
 
 The meek He will in judgniient guide 
 And make them know His way. 
 
 The pathways of the Lord 
 Are truth and mercy sure 
 
 To such as keep His covenant 
 And testimonies pure. 
 
 For Thy Name's sake, O Lord, 
 With Thee I humbly plead 
 
 To pardon my iniquity. 
 For it is great indeed. 
 
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II. 
 
 The man that fears the Lord 
 God's way shall understand; 
 
 His soul shall lever dwell at ease, 
 His children rule the land. 
 
 The friendship of the Lord 
 
 Is ever with His own, 
 And unto those that fear His Name 
 
 His faithfulness is shown. 
 
 Mine eyes are evermore 
 
 Toward Thee, O Lord, Whose care 
 Shall surely save my heedless feet 
 
 From every hidden snare. 
 
 O turn to me Thy face. 
 
 To me Thy m^cy show ; 
 For I am very desolate 
 
 And brought exceeding low. 
 
 My griefs of heart abound. 
 
 Relieve my sore distress, 
 See my affliction and my pain. 
 
 Forgive my sinfulness. 
 
 Consider Thou my foes, 
 
 So many and so bold; 
 For cruel is the hatred, Lord, 
 
 Which they against me hold. 
 
 Defend and keep my soul. 
 
 From foes deliver me. 
 And let me not be brought to shame : 
 
 I put my trust in Thee. 
 
 Be truth and right my shield. 
 
 Because I wait for Thee ; 
 Thy Church, O God, do Thou redeem 
 
 From all adversity. 
 
 PSALM 25. 7s. 
 I. 
 
 Lord, I lift my soul to Thee, 
 O my God, I trust Thy might; 
 
 Let not foes exult o'er me, 
 
 Shame me not before their sight. 
 
 Y^ea, may none be put to shame, 
 None who wait for Thee to bless ; 
 
 But dishonored be their name 
 Who without a causie transgress. 
 
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Lord, to me Thy ways make known, 
 Guide in truth and teach Thou me; 
 
 Thou my Saviour art alone, 
 All the day I wait for Thee. 
 
 Lord, remember in Thy love 
 
 All Thy mercies manifold, 
 Tender mercies from above. 
 
 Changeless from the days of old. 
 
 Sins of youth remember not, 
 
 Nor my trespasses record ; 
 Let not mercy be forgot, 
 
 For Thy goodness' sake, O Lord. 
 
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 Just and good the Lord abides, 
 He His way will sinners show, 
 
 He the mieek in justice guides, 
 Making them His way to know. 
 
 Grace and truth shall mark the way 
 Where the Lord His own will lead, 
 
 If His word they still obey 
 And His testimonies heed. 
 
 For Thy Name's sake hear Thou me. 
 For Thy mercy. Lord, I wait ; 
 
 Pardon my iniquity, 
 For my sin is very great. 
 
 He who walks in godly fear 
 In the path of truth shall go ; 
 
 Peace shall be his portion here. 
 And his sons all good shall know. 
 
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 They that fear and love the Lord 
 Shall Jehovah's friendship know; 
 
 He will grace to them accord. 
 And His faithful covenant show. 
 
 Ever are my longing eyes 
 
 Toward the Lord, Whose watchful care, 
 When my foes their plots devise. 
 
 Keeps my feet from every snare. 
 
 Turn to me, Thy grace impart ; 
 
 I am desolate indeed ; 
 Great the troubles of my heart ; 
 
 Save Thou inie, O Lord, I plead. 
 
 Look on my afflicted state, 
 
 Fncely all my sins forgive ; 
 Mark my foes, their cruel hate ; 
 
 Keep my soul and let me live. 
 
Shame nie not, I hide in Thee ; 
 
 Truth and right preserve me still ; 
 Let, O God, Thy people be 
 
 Now redeemed from every ill. 
 
 PSALM 26. C. M. 
 
 Be Thou my judge, O righteous Lord, 
 
 Try Thou my inmost heart ; 
 I walk with steadfast trust in Thee, 
 
 Nor from Thy ways depart. 
 
 search me. Lord, and prove me now; 
 Thy mercy I adore ; 
 
 1 choose Thy truth to be my guide, 
 And sinful ways abhor. 
 
 My hands I wash in innocence 
 
 And seek Thine altar, Lord, 
 That there I may with thankful voice 
 
 Thy wondrous works record. 
 
 The habitation of Thy house 
 
 Is ever my delight ; 
 The place where dwells Thy glory, Lord, 
 
 Is lovely in my sight. 
 
 Let not the judgment fall on me 
 
 For evil men decreed. 
 For cruel men and violent. 
 
 Inspired by bribes and greed. 
 
 But I in my integrity 
 
 Will humbly walk with Thee; 
 O my Redeemer and my Lord, 
 
 Be merciful to me. 
 
 Redeemed by Thee, I stand secure 
 
 In peace and happiness ; 
 And in ithe* Church, among Thy saints, 
 
 Jehovah I will bless. 
 
 PSALM 26. S. M. 
 
 Judge my integrity, 
 
 The righteous judge Thou art; 
 Prove me, O Lord, examine me. 
 
 And try my inmost heart. 
 
 Thy mercy and Thy grace 
 
 I love to contemplate; 
 Thy paths of truth my footsteps trace, 
 
 And wicked men I hate. 
 
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Clean hands, O Lord, I raise 
 
 As I Thy altars seek, 
 Where I may sing in grateful praise, 
 
 And of Thy wonders speak. 
 
 O Lord, Thy house I love. 
 Where glory dwells within ; 
 
 O keep my heart secure above 
 All fellowship with sin. 
 
 Redeeming love and grace 
 
 Bestow, O Lord, on me; 
 Among Thy saints how blest my place, 
 
 Forever praising Thee. 
 
 PSALM 27. H. M. 
 
 Jehovah is my light, 
 
 And my salvation near ; 
 Who shall my soul affright, 
 
 Or cause my heart to fear? 
 While God my strength, my life sustains, 
 Secure from fear my soul remains. 
 
 When evil-doers came 
 
 To make my life their prey. 
 They stumbled in their shame 
 
 And fell in sore dismay; 
 Though hosts make war on every side, 
 Still fearless I in God confide. 
 
 My one request has been, 
 
 And still this prayer I raise. 
 That I may dwell within 
 
 God's house through all my days, 
 Jehovah's beauty to admire. 
 And in His temple to inquire. 
 
 When troubles round me swell. 
 When fears and dangers throng. 
 
 Securely I will dwell 
 In His pavilion strong; 
 
 Within the covert of His tent 
 
 He hides me till the storm is spent. 
 
 Uplifted on a rock 
 
 Above my foes around, 
 Amid the battle shock 
 
 My song shall still resound ; 
 Then joyful offerings I v/ill bring, 
 Jehovah's praise my heart shall sing. 
 
 Lord, hear me when I pray, 
 
 And answer me in grace; 
 Oft as I hear Thee say. 
 
 Come ye and seek My face. 
 My heart and lips their answer speak, 
 Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek. 
 
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Hide not Thy face from mc, 
 
 In wrath turn not away; 
 My help and Saviour be, 
 
 Forsake me not, I pray. 
 Should father, mother, both forsake, 
 The Lord on me will pity take. 
 
 Teach me, O Lord, Thy way, 
 Make plain to me my path ; 
 
 Because of foes, I pray. 
 
 Protect me from their wrath ; 
 
 To false accusers, cruel foes, 
 
 Lord, do not my soul expose. 
 
 Faint-hearted would I be. 
 
 Didst Thou not promise. Lord, 
 
 1 shall Thy goodness see 
 While Thou dost life accord. 
 
 Wait on the Lord, nor faint, nor fear; 
 Yea, trust and wait, the Lord is near. 
 
 PSALM 2.T. 8,8,8,8, 6. Selection. 
 
 The Lord Almighty is my light. 
 
 He is my Saviour ever near, 
 And, since my str-ength is in His might, 
 Who can distress me or affright? 
 
 What evil shall I fear? 
 
 O Lord, regard me when I cry. 
 
 In mercy hear me when I speak; 
 Thou bidst me seek Thy face, and I, 
 O Lord, with willing heart reply, 
 Thy face. Lord, will I seek. 
 
 Hide not Thy face afar from me, 
 For Thou alone canst help afford; 
 
 O cast me not away from Thee 
 
 Nor let my soul forsaken be. 
 My Saviour and my Lord. 
 
 Though earthly friends no pity take, 
 
 Yet Thy compassion knows no end; 
 E'en though my father shall forsake, 
 E'en though my mother's love shall break, 
 The Lord will be my friend. 
 
 My heart had failed in fear and woe 
 
 Unless in God I had believed, 
 Assured that He would mercy show 
 And that my life His grace should know; 
 
 Nor was my hope deceived. 
 
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Fear not, though succor be delayed, 
 
 Still wait for God, and He will hear; 
 Be strong, nor be thy heart dismayed, 
 Wait and the Lord shall bring thee aid; 
 Yea, trust and never fear. 
 
 PSALM 27. C. M. Selection. 
 
 O Lord, give ear when with my voice 
 
 I cry aloud to Thee; 
 Have mercy also, I entreat, 
 
 Give answer unto me. 
 
 When Thou didst say. Seek ye My face, 
 My answering heart replied, 
 
 Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek 
 Above all else beside. 
 
 Hide not Thy face, nor in Thy wrath 
 
 Thy servant put away; 
 Thou hast a helper been to me 
 
 In every troublous day. 
 
 O God, my Saviour, leave me not; 
 
 Though parents should forsake, 
 The Lord, within His arms of love, 
 
 His child will surely take. 
 
 PSALM 28. S.M. 
 
 O Lord, to Thee I cry; 
 
 Thou art my rock and trust; 
 O be not silent, lest I die 
 
 And slumber in the dust. 
 
 O hear me when in prayer 
 
 Thy favor I entreat; 
 Hear, while I lift imploring hands 
 
 Before Thy mercy-seat. 
 
 O let me have no part 
 With those that hate the right; 
 
 For as their works, so their reward: 
 Jehovah will requite. 
 
 But blessed be the Lord 
 Who hearkens when I cry; 
 
 The Lord, my strength, my help, my shield- 
 On Him will I rely. 
 
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His help makes glad my heart, 
 And songs of praise I sing; 
 
 Jehovah is His people's strength, 
 The stronghold of their king. 
 
 Bless Thine inheritance, 
 
 Our Saviour be, I pray; 
 Supply Thou all Thy people's need, 
 
 And be their constant stay. 
 
 PSALM 29. i2s and lis. 
 
 Now unto Jehovah, ye sons of the mighty. 
 All glory and strength and dominion accord; 
 
 Ascribe to Him glory, and render Him honor, 
 In beauty of holiness worship the Lord. 
 
 The voice of Jehovah, the God of all glory. 
 Rolls over the waters; the thunders awake; 
 
 The voice of Jehovah, majestic and mighty, 
 Is heard, and the cedars of Lebanon break. 
 
 His voice makes the mountains and deserts to tremble; 
 
 Wild beasts are affrighted, the forests laid bare; 
 And through all creation, His wonderful temple. 
 
 All things He has fashioned His glory declare. 
 
 The Lord ruled in might at the flood of great waters, 
 A King Whose dominion is never to cease ; 
 
 The Lord will give blessing and strength to His people; 
 The Lord all His people will comfort with peace. 
 
 PSALM 30. 7s and 6s. 
 
 O Lord, by Thee delivered, 
 
 I Thee with songs extol ; 
 My foes Thou hast not suffered 
 
 To glory o'er my fall. 
 O Lord, my God, I sought Thee, 
 
 And Thou didst heal and save; 
 Thou, Lord, from death didst ransom, 
 
 And keep me from the grave. 
 
 His holy Name remember; 
 
 Ye saints, Jehovah praise; 
 His anger lasts a moment, 
 
 His favor all our days. 
 For sorrow, like a pilgrim. 
 
 May tarry for a night ; 
 But joy the heart will gladden 
 
 When dawns the morning light. 
 
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In prosperous days I boasted, 
 
 Unmoved I shall remain; 
 For, Lord, by Thy good favor 
 
 My cause Thou didst maintain. 
 I soon was sorely troubled, 
 
 For Thou didst hide Thy face; 
 I cried to Thee, Jehovah, 
 
 I sought Jehovah's grace. 
 
 What profit if I perish, 
 
 If life Thou dost not spare? 
 Shall dust repeat Thy praises. 
 
 Shall it Thy truth declare? 
 O Lord, on me have mercy. 
 
 And my petition hear; 
 That Thou mayst be my helper, 
 
 In mercy. Lord, appear. 
 
 My grief is turned to gladness; 
 
 To Thee my thanks I raise. 
 Who hast removed my sorrow 
 
 And girded me with praise. 
 And now, no longer silent. 
 
 My heart Thy praise will sing; 
 O Lord, my God, forever 
 
 My thanks to Thee I bring. 
 
 PSALM 30. H. M. 
 
 Lord, I will praise Thy Name, 
 
 For Thou hast set me free. 
 Nor suffered foes to claim 
 
 A triumph over me. 
 O Lord, my God, to Thee I cried. 
 And Thou hast health and strength supplied. 
 
 Thou hast my soul restored 
 
 When I was near the grave, 
 And from the depths, O Lord, 
 
 Thou graciously didst save. 
 
 ye His saints, sing to the Lord, 
 With thanks His holiness record. 
 
 His wrath is quickly past, 
 
 His favor lives for aye ; 
 Though grief a night may last, 
 
 Joy comes at break of day. 
 In my prosperity secure 
 
 1 said. My peace shall still endure. 
 
 My God, it was Thy grace 
 
 That did my strength supply; 
 When Thou didst hide Thy face, 
 
 Sore troubled then was I. 
 To Thee I cried, O Lord; to Thee 
 I made my supplicating plea. 
 
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What profit can it bring 
 If life Thou dost not spare? 
 
 Shall dust Thy praises sing, 
 Shall it Thy truth declare? 
 
 Jehovah hear; in mercy hear; 
 
 My Helper, Saviour, now appear. 
 
 With grief to gladness turned, 
 With sorrow changed to joy. 
 
 Thy praises I have learned, 
 And songs my lips employ; 
 
 So shall my tongue through life adore, 
 
 And praise Thy Name forevermore. 
 
 PSALM 31. 
 
 Part I. C. M. 
 
 In Thee, O Lord, I put my trust, 
 
 I call upon Thy Name; 
 O save me in Thy righteousness. 
 
 Nor let me suffer shame. 
 
 Bow down Thine ear to my request, 
 And swift deliverance send; 
 
 Be Thou to me a rock of strength, 
 A fortress to defend. 
 
 Since Thou my rock and fortress art, 
 
 My leader be, and guide; 
 From all temptation rescue me; 
 
 Thou dost my strength abide. 
 
 To Thee my spirit I commend; 
 Redemption is with Thee, 
 
 Thou Jehovah, God of truth. 
 Who hast delivered me. 
 
 1 hate all those that love the false; 
 My trust is in the Lord. 
 
 I will be glad, and joyfully 
 Thy mercy will record. 
 
 For my affliction Thou hast seen, 
 And known my many woes ; 
 
 Thou hast not let me be enslaved. 
 But freed me from my foes. 
 
 Show mercy, Lord, to me distressed. 
 
 And send my soul relief; 
 My life is spent with bitterness, 
 
 My strength consumed with grief. 
 
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I mourn and fail because of sin; 
 
 Friends turn in dread away; 
 Reproached am I and terrified, 
 
 While foes conspire to slay. 
 
 But, Lord, in Thee is all my trust, 
 
 Thou art my God, I cried; 
 My life, my times are in Thy hand; 
 
 I in Thy strength confide. 
 
 From all that persecute my soul 
 
 Thy gracious help I crave; 
 O smile upon Thy servant. Lord, 
 
 And in Thy mercy save. 
 
 Let me not be ashamed, O Lord, 
 
 I plead with Thee to save; 
 But let the wicked be ashamed, 
 
 And silent in the grave. 
 
 Yea, let their lips henceforth be mnte 
 Who words of falsehood seek. 
 
 The lips which with contempt and pride 
 Against the righteous speak. 
 
 Part IL C. P. M. 
 
 How great the goodness kept in store 
 For those who fear Thee and adore 
 
 In meek humility. 
 How great the deeds with mercy fraught 
 Which openly Thy hand hath wrought 
 
 For those who trust in Thee. 
 
 Secured by Thine unfailing grace, 
 In Thee they find a hiding-place 
 
 When foes their plots devise; 
 A sure retreat Thou wilt prepare. 
 And keep them safely sheltered there, 
 
 When strife of tongues shall rise. 
 
 Blest be the Lord, for He hath showed, 
 While giving me a safe abode, 
 
 His love beyond compare. 
 Although His face He seemed to hide. 
 He ever heard me when I cried. 
 
 And made my wants His care. 
 
 Ye saints, Jehovah love and serve, 
 For He the faitliful will preserve. 
 
 And shield from men of pride. 
 Be strong and let your hearts be brave, 
 All ye that wait for Him to save; 
 
 In God the Lord confide. 
 
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PSALM 31. S. M. Selection. 
 
 Defend me, Lord, from shame, 
 
 For still I trust in Thee ; 
 Since just and righteous is Thy Name, 
 
 From trouble set me free. 
 
 O Lord, in mercy hear, 
 
 Deliver me with speed; 
 Be my defense and refuge near, 
 
 My help in time of need. 
 
 Thee for my rock I take. 
 My fortress and my stay ; 
 
 lead me for Thine own Name's sake. 
 And guide me in Thy way. 
 
 Lord, Thou dost strength impart ; 
 
 Then free me from the snare 
 Which foes for me, with wicked art. 
 
 Did secretly prepare. 
 
 My spirit unto Thee 
 
 I trustfully commend; 
 Jehovah, God of truth, to me 
 
 Thou didst redemption send. 
 
 1 hate the false and vain. 
 My trust is in the Lord; 
 
 And still my heart in joyous strain 
 Thy mercy will record. 
 
 PSALM 32. 7s and 6s. 
 I. 
 
 How blest is he whose trespass 
 
 Hath freely been forgiven. 
 Whose sin is wholly covered 
 
 Before the sight of heaven. 
 Blest he to whom Jehovah 
 
 Imputeth not his sin. 
 Who hath a guileless spirit, 
 
 Whose heart is true within. 
 
 While I kept guilty silence, 
 
 My strength was spent with grief ; 
 Thy hand was heavy on me. 
 
 My soul found no relief. 
 But when I owned my trespass. 
 
 My sin hid not from Thee, 
 When I confessed transgression. 
 
 Then Thou forgavest me. 
 
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So let the godly seek Thee 
 
 In times when Thou art near ; 
 No whelming floods shall reach them, 
 
 Nor cause their hearts to fear. 
 In Thee, O Lord, I hide me, 
 
 Thou savest me from ill ; 
 And songs of Thy salvation 
 
 My heart with rapture thrill. 
 
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 I graciously will teach thee 
 
 The way that thou shalt go, 
 And with Mine eye upon thee 
 
 My counsel make thee know. 
 But be ye not unruly, 
 
 Or slow to understand ; 
 Be not perverse, but willing 
 
 To heed My wise command. 
 
 The sorrows of the wicked 
 
 In number shall abound ; 
 But those that trust Jehovah, 
 
 His mercy shall surround. 
 Then in the Lord be joyful. 
 
 In song lift up your voice; 
 Be glad in God, ye righteous; 
 
 Rejoice, ye saints, rejoice. 
 
 PSALM 33- C. P. M. 
 
 Ye righteous, in the Lord rejoice; 
 'Tis comely that with joyful voice 
 
 God's saints His Name should praise. 
 With harp and hymn of gladness sing. 
 Your gift of sweetest music bring. 
 
 To Him a new song raise. 
 
 For upright is Jehovah's word, 
 And all the doings of the Lord 
 
 In justice have their birth. 
 In judgment and in deeds of right 
 The Lord forever takes delight; 
 
 His goodness fills the earth. 
 
 Jehovah speaks, the heavens appear ; 
 He breathes, and, lo, each shining sphere 
 
 In splendor stands arrayed. 
 He rolls the waters heap on heap. 
 He stores away the mighty deep 
 
 In garners for it made. 
 
 Let all the earth Jehovah fear. 
 Let all that dwell both far and ncai 
 
 In awe before Him stand; 
 For lo, He spake and it was done. 
 And all with sovereign power begur 
 
 Stood fast at His command. 
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He makes the nations' counsels vain, 
 The plans the peoples would maintain 
 
 Afe thwarted by His hand. 
 Jehovah's counsel stands secure, 
 His purposes of heart endure, 
 
 For evermore they stand. 
 
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 O truly is the nation blest 
 
 Whose God before the world confessed 
 
 Jehovah is alone ; 
 And blest the people is whom He 
 Has made His heritage to be, 
 
 And chosen for His own. 
 
 Jehovah from His throne on high 
 Looks down with clear and searching eye 
 
 On all that dwell below ; 
 And He that fashioned heart and mind 
 Looks ever dowr on all mankind, 
 
 The works of men to know. 
 
 Not human strength or mighty hosts, 
 Not charging steeds or warlike boasts 
 
 Can save from overthrow; 
 But God will save from death and shame 
 All those who fear and trust His Name, 
 
 And they no want shall know. 
 
 Our hope is on Jehovah stayed, 
 
 In Him our hearts are joyful made. 
 
 Our help and shield is He. 
 Our trust is in His holy Name; 
 Thy mercy, Lord, in faith we claim, 
 
 As we have hoped in Thee. 
 
 PSALM 34. C. M. 
 
 The Lord I will at all times bless, 
 In praise my mouth employ ; 
 
 My soul shall in Jehovah boast; 
 The meek shall hear with joy. 
 
 O magnify the Lord with me. 
 
 Let VIS exalt His Name; 
 When in distress on Him I called, 
 
 He to my rescue came. 
 
 We looked to Him and light received. 
 
 Ashamed we shall not be ; 
 Our humble cry Jehovah heard. 
 
 From trouble set us free. 
 
 The angel of the Lord encamps 
 
 Around about His own, 
 Delivers them from all their foes. 
 
 Lest they be overthrown. 
 
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O taste and see that God is good 
 
 To all that seek His face; 
 Yea, blest the man that trusts in Him, 
 
 Confiding in His grace. 
 
 O fear the Lord, all ye His saints; 
 
 No want shall bring distress ; 
 The lions young may pine for food; 
 
 The saints all good possess. 
 
 Ye children come, give ear to me 
 
 And learn Jehovah's fear ; 
 He who would long and happy live. 
 
 Let him my counsel hear. 
 
 Restrain thy lips from speaking guile. 
 From wicked speech depart, 
 
 From evil turn and do the good. 
 Seek peace with all thy heart. 
 
 Jehovah's eyes are on the just. 
 
 He hearkens to their cry; 
 Against the wicked sets His face; 
 
 Their very name shall die. 
 
 The Lord may suffer many griefs 
 
 Upon the just to fall. 
 But He will bring them safely through, 
 
 Delivering them frorrn all. 
 
 By evil are the evil slain, 
 
 And they that hate the just; 
 But all His servants God redeems, 
 And safe in Him they trust. 
 
 PSALM 34- L. M. 
 
 The Lord I will at all times bless, 
 My mouth His praises shall express ; 
 In Him shall all my boasting be. 
 While all the meek rejoice with me. 
 
 magnify the Lord with me. 
 Let us to praise His Name agree ; 
 
 1 sought the Lord : He answered me. 
 And from my fears He set me free. 
 
 Who look to Him shall walk in light. 
 With joy their faces shall be bright. 
 Distressed, they cried ; the Lord arose 
 And saved them out of all their woes. 
 
 Around His saints as watch and ward 
 Encamps the angel of the Lord. 
 That God is good, O taste and see; 
 Who trusts in Him shall blessed be. 
 
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Fear Him, ye saints, and do His will. 
 And all your needs He will fulfil ; 
 Though beasts of forest lack their food, 
 Those seeking God shall want n'o good. 
 
 Ye children, come and hear my voice, 
 And learn to make God's fear your choice; 
 Who seek long life and happy days 
 Must learn to walk in wisdom's ways. 
 
 Who fears the Lord must keep his tongue 
 From evil and his lips from wrong, 
 Must do the good, from evil cease, 
 And ever seek and follow peace. 
 
 God guards the good with watchful leye, 
 His ear attentive to their cry ; 
 Against the wicked sets His face. 
 From earth their memory to erase. 
 
 The righteous cry, Jehovah hears, 
 And rescues them from all their fears ; 
 The Lord draws nigh to broken hearts, 
 To contrite spirits help imparts. 
 
 Afflictions on the good must fall, 
 But God will bring them safe through all; 
 From harmful stroke He will defend, 
 And sure and full deliverance send. 
 
 By evil are the evil slain. 
 
 The hope of sinful men is vain; 
 
 The wicked, who the righteous hate — 
 
 Their condemnation shall be great. 
 
 The Lord redemption will provide 
 For all who in His grace confide; 
 From ccndemmation they are clear 
 Who trust in Him with holy fear. 
 
 PSALM 35- L- M. 
 
 Be Thou iny helper in the strife, 
 
 Lord, my strong defender be; 
 Thy mighty shield protect my life. 
 
 Thy spear confront the enemy. 
 
 Amid the conflict, O my Lord, 
 
 Thy precious promise let me hear. 
 The faithful, reassuring word: 
 
 1 am thy Saviour, do not fear. 
 
 Ashamied, confounded let them be 
 Who seek my ruin and disgrace; 
 
 O let Thine angel fight for me, 
 And drive my foes before his face. 
 
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Without a cause my life they sought, _ 
 Without a cause their plots they laid ; 
 
 Themsielves within their snares be caught, 
 And be my crafty foes dismayed. 
 
 My soul is joyful in the Lord, 
 
 In His salvation I rejoice; 
 To Him my heart will praise accord 
 
 And bless His Name with thankful voice. 
 
 For who, O Lord, is like to Thee, 
 Defender of the poor and meek? 
 
 The needy Thy salvation see 
 
 When mighty foes their ruin seek. 
 
 Unrighteous witnesses have stood 
 And told of crimes beyond belief; 
 
 Returning evil for my good. 
 They 'overwhelm my soul with griief. 
 
 When in aiifliction they were sad, 
 
 I wept and made their grief my own; 
 
 But in my trouble they are glad 
 And strive that I may be o'erthrown. 
 
 O Lord, how long wilt Thou delay? 
 
 My soul for Thy salvation waits ; 
 My thankfulness I will display 
 
 Amid tbe crowds that throng Thy gates. 
 
 Let not my enemies rejoice 
 
 And wrongfully exult o'er me ; 
 They speak not peace, but lift their voice 
 
 To trouble those that peaceful be. 
 
 My foes with joy my woes survey, 
 But Thou, O Lord, hast seen it all ; 
 
 O be no longer far away. 
 
 Nor silent when on Thee I call. 
 
 O haste to my deliverance now, 
 
 O Lord, my righteous cause maintain; 
 
 My Lord and God al'one art Thou ; 
 Awake, and make Thy justice plain. 
 
 O Lord my God. I look to Thee; 
 
 Be Thou my righteous Judge, I pray ; 
 Let. not my foes exult o'er me 
 
 And laugh with joy at my dismay. 
 
 With shame and trouble those requite 
 Who would my righteous cause destroy; 
 
 But those who in the good delight, 
 Let them be glad and shout for joy. 
 
 Yea, let the Lord be magnified, 
 
 Because Thy servants Thou dost bless; 
 
 And L from morn till eventide. 
 
 Will daily praise Thy rightieousness. 
 
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PSALM 36. C. M. 
 I. 
 
 The trespass of the wicked man 
 
 Most plainly testifies 
 That fear of God's most holy Name 
 
 Is not before his eyes. 
 
 He cherishes the empty hope, 
 
 Although his sin be great. 
 It never shall be brought to light 
 
 And viewed with righteous hate. 
 
 The words he utters with his mouth 
 
 Are wickedness and lies ; 
 He keeps himself from doing good, 
 
 And ceases to be wise. 
 
 While on his bed his thought he gives 
 
 To planning wickedness; 
 He sets himself in evil ways, 
 
 He shuns not to transgress. 
 
 II. 
 
 Thy mercy and Thy truth, O Lord, 
 
 Transcend the lofty sky; 
 Thy judgments are a mighty deep, 
 
 And as the mountains high. 
 
 Lord, Thou preservest man and beast ; 
 
 Since Thou art ever kind. 
 Beneath the shadow of Thy wings 
 
 We may a refuge find. 
 
 With the abundance of Thy house 
 
 We shall be satisfied; 
 And from the streams of Thy delight 
 
 Our thirst shall be supplied. 
 
 The fountain of eternal life 
 
 Is found ak)ne with Thee, 
 And in the brightness of Thy light 
 
 We clearly light shall see. 
 
 From those that know Thee may Thy love 
 
 And mercy ne'er depart, 
 And may Thy justice still protect 
 
 And bless 'the upright heart. 
 
 The wHDrkers of iniquity 
 
 Are fallen utterly ; 
 They shall not triumph in their pride. 
 
 Or drive miy soul from Thee. 
 
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PSALM 2,T. C. P. M. 
 
 Fret not ithyself, nor envious be, 
 When wicked workers thou shalt see, 
 
 Who prosper in their way; 
 For like the grass they perish soon, 
 And, like the herb cut down at noon, 
 
 They wither in a day. 
 
 Trust in the Lord and still do well, 
 Within the land securely dwell, 
 
 Feed on His faithfulness ; 
 Delight thee also in the Lord, 
 And to thy heart He will accord 
 
 The good it would possess. 
 
 Yea, to the Lord thy way is known ; 
 Confide in Him Who on the throne 
 
 Abides in power divine ; 
 Thy righteousness He shall display; 
 Resplendent as the light of day, 
 
 It shall unclouded shine. 
 
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 Rest in the Lord and be thou still. 
 With patience wait His holy will, 
 
 Enduring to the end. 
 Fret not though sinners' gains increase; 
 Forsake thy wrath, from anger cease; 
 
 It will to evil tend. 
 
 The evil-doer soon shall die, 
 But those that on the Lord rely 
 
 Shall all the land obtain. 
 A little while and thou shalt see 
 That wicked men cut off shall be ; 
 
 They shall be sought in vain. 
 
 Yea, thou shalt soon consider well 
 
 The place where they were wont to dwell, 
 
 And it shall not be found ; 
 Buit saints shall all the land possess, 
 Ard find delight and happiness 
 
 Where fruits of peace abound. 
 
 The vile may plot against the just 
 Who in the Lord Jehovah trust, 
 
 But God will scorn them all ; 
 The Lord their coming day shall see. 
 When broken all their power shall be, 
 
 And ruin on them fall. 
 
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A little that the righteous hold 
 Is better far than wealth untold 
 
 Of many wicked men ; 
 Destroyed shall be their arm of pride, 
 But they who in the Lord confide 
 
 Shall he upholden then. 
 
 He knows the days the perfect live, 
 To ithem a heritage will give 
 
 Which ever shall abide. 
 In evil times no shame they know, 
 And in the days of famine's woe 
 
 They shall be satisfied. 
 
 Although the wicked prospered seem, 
 At last they vanish like a dream 
 
 And perish in a day. 
 Jehovah's foes shall soon appear 
 Like fields once fair, now brown and sere; 
 
 Like smoke they fade away. 
 
 They borrow oft and pay not back ; 
 But righteous men do nothing lack, 
 
 And give with gracious hand. 
 Those cursed by Him shall be destroyed* 
 But such as have His grace enjoyed, 
 
 Th€y shall possess the land. 
 
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 The good man's steps are led aright. 
 His way is pleasing in God's sight ; 
 
 Established it shall stand. 
 He shall not perish though he fall ; 
 The mighty Lord Who rules o'er all 
 
 Upholds him with His hand. 
 
 Though I am old who young have been. 
 No saint have I forsaken seen, 
 
 Nor yet his home in need. 
 He ever lends in gracious ways, 
 His life itrue charity displays. 
 
 His sons are blest indeed. 
 
 Depart from evil, do thou wicll, 
 And evermiore securely dwell ; 
 
 Jehovah loves the right. 
 His faithfulness His saints have proved. 
 Forever they shall stand unnioved, 
 
 But sinners God will smite. 
 
 The righteous, through His favoring hand 
 Shall yet inherit all the land 
 
 And dwell therein for aye ; 
 He talks of wisdomi and of right, 
 In God's pure law is his delight, 
 
 His steps gp not astray. 
 
IV. 
 
 The wicked, watching for their prey, 
 Desire the righteous man to slay, 
 
 But God is on his side ; 
 He will not leave him in their hands, 
 Nor count him guilty when he stands 
 
 In judgment to be tried. 
 
 Wait on the Lord and keep His way ; 
 He will exalt thee, nor delay 
 
 To give the land to thee ; 
 And when the wicked are cut off. 
 The wicked who against thee scoff, 
 
 Their judgment thou shalt see. 
 
 The wicked in great power are seen, 
 Likie spreading tree with foliage green 
 
 That grows in native ground. 
 I looked again, they were no more ; 
 I sought the men so proud before. 
 
 But they could not be found. 
 
 Mark thou the upright day by day, 
 Behold the perfect in his way : 
 
 His journey ends in peace. 
 Destroyed at once shall rebels be; 
 Cut off from all posterity, 
 
 Their very name shall cease. 
 
 Salvation is from God alone. 
 
 Whom as their covert saints have known 
 
 When by sore troubles tried ; 
 The Lord Who helped in troubles past 
 Will save them to the very last, 
 
 For they in Him confide. 
 
 PSALM 37. C. M. Selection. 
 
 Forever trusting in the Lord, 
 Take heed to do His will ; 
 
 So shalt thou dwell within the land 
 And He thy needs shall fill. 
 
 Delight thee in the Lord, and He 
 Will grant thy heart's request ; 
 
 To Him commit thy way in faith. 
 And thus thou shalt be blessed. 
 
 And He shall make thy righteousness 
 Shine brightly as the light, 
 
 And as the burning noon- day sun 
 Thy judgment shall be bright. 
 
 Rest in the Lord with quiet trust, 
 
 Wait patiently for Him. ; 
 Though wickedness triumphant seem. 
 
 Let not thy faith grow dim. 
 
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The steps of those whom He approves 
 
 Are ordered by the Lord ; 
 And though they fall, held by His hand, 
 
 They yet shall be restored. 
 
 I have not seen, though since my youth 
 
 Full many years have lied, 
 The saint forsaken, nor beheld 
 
 His children begging bread. 
 
 The children of the merciful 
 
 Find blessings kept in store. 
 Depart from evil and do good. 
 
 And live forevermore. 
 
 Wait on the Lord and keep His way, 
 And then, by Him approved. 
 
 Thy heritage shall still remain 
 When sinners are removed. 
 
 Mark well the perfect, upright man. 
 
 As still his years increase ; 
 Behold his life, and thou shalt see 
 
 His journey end in peace. 
 
 PSALM 38. 8s and 7s. 
 
 In Thy wrath and hot displeasure 
 Chasten not Thy servant, Lord ; 
 
 Let Thy mercy, without measure. 
 Help and peace to me afford. 
 
 Heavy is my tribulation. 
 
 Sore my punishment has been ; 
 Broken by Thine indignation, 
 
 I am troubled by my sin. 
 
 With my burden of transgression 
 
 Heavy laden, overborne. 
 Humbled' low I make confession. 
 
 For my folly now I mourn. 
 
 Weak and wounded, I implone Thee : 
 Lord, to me Thy mercy show ; 
 
 All my prayer is now before Thee, 
 All my trouble Thou dost know. 
 
 Darkness gathers, foes assail me. 
 But I answer not a word ; 
 
 All my friends desert and fail me ; 
 Only Thou my cry hast heard. 
 
 Lord, in Thee am I confiding ; 
 
 Thou wilt answer when I call. 
 Lest my foes, the good deriding. 
 
 Triumph in Thy servant's fall. 
 
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I am prone to halt and stumble ; 
 
 Grief and sorrow dw'cU within ; 
 Shame and guilt my spirit humble ; 
 
 I am sorry for my sin. 
 
 Foes about my soul are closing, 
 Full of hatred, false and strong; 
 
 Choosing good, I find opposing 
 AH who love and do the wrong. 
 
 Lord, my God, do not forsake me ; 
 
 Let me know that Thou art near; 
 Under Thy protection take me; 
 
 As my Saviour now appear. 
 
 PSALM 39- L.M. 
 
 Wjth firm resolve I held my peace 
 And spake not either bad or good. 
 
 Lest I should utter sinful thoughts 
 While wicked men before me stood. 
 
 While I was dumb my grief was stirred. 
 
 My heart grew hot with thought suppressed; 
 
 The while I mused the fire increased; 
 Then to the Lord I made request. 
 
 Make me, O Lord, to know my end. 
 Teach me the measure of my days, 
 
 That I may know how frail I am 
 And turn from pride and sinful ways. 
 
 My time is nothing in Thy sight; 
 
 Behold, my days are but a span; 
 Yea, truly at his best estate, 
 
 A breath, a fleeting breath, is man. 
 
 Man's life is passed in vain desire 
 If troubled years be spent for gain; 
 
 He knows not whose his wealth shall be. 
 And all his toil is but in vain. 
 
 And now, O Lord, what wait I for? 
 
 I have no hope except in Thee. 
 Let not ungodly men reproach. 
 
 From all transgression set me free. 
 
 Because Thou didst it I was dumb, 
 I spoke no word of rash complaint; 
 
 Remove Thy stroke away from me. 
 Beneath Thy chastisement I faint. 
 
 When Thou for his iniquity 
 
 Rebukest and correctest man. 
 His beauty is consumed away ; 
 
 How weak his strength, how vain his plan. 
 
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Lord, hear my prayer, regard my cry; 
 
 I weep, be Thou my comforter; 
 I am a stranger here below, 
 
 A pilgrim as my fathers were. 
 
 O spare me, Lord, avert Thy wrath, 
 Deal gently with me, I implore; 
 
 That I may yet recover strength 
 E'er I go hence and be no more. 
 
 PSALM 39. S. M. 
 
 I constant care will take. 
 
 Lest sinful words they hear; 
 My lips their silence shall not break 
 
 While wicked men are near. 
 
 I dumb and silent stood. 
 
 No words of mine were heard ; 
 
 I even refrained from speaking good. 
 Till sorrow's deeps were stirred. 
 
 My heart was all on fire, 
 
 With burning thoughts suppressed ; 
 My tongue was loosed, my soul's desire 
 
 I then to God addressed. 
 
 My end, Lord, make me know ; 
 
 My days, how soon they fail ; 
 And to my thoughtful spirit show 
 
 How weak I am and frail. 
 
 To Thine eternal thought 
 
 My days are but a span; 
 To Thee my years appear as nought; 
 
 A breath at best is man. 
 
 Man lives in empty show, 
 
 His anxious care is vain, 
 He hoards his wealth, and does not know 
 
 Who shall possess his gain. 
 
 What wait I for but Thee? 
 
 My hope is in Thy Name; 
 From all my sins deliver me. 
 
 Nor put my soul to shame. 
 
 I suffered silently, 
 
 Because Thy will is best; 
 Remove Thy heavy stroke from me, 
 
 For I am sore distressed. 
 
 When sin Thou dost repay 
 
 And chasten and restrain, 
 Man's beauty quickly fades away; 
 
 Yea, human life is vain. 
 
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Lord, regard my fears, 
 And answer my request ; 
 
 Turn not in silence from my tears, 
 But give the mourner rest. 
 
 1 am a stranger here. 
 Dependent on Thy grace, 
 
 A pilgrim, as my fathers were, 
 With no abiding place. 
 
 O spare me and restore 
 
 My failing strength, I pray; 
 
 E'er I go hence and be no more, 
 The hand of judgment stay. 
 
 PSALM 40. C. M. 
 I. 
 
 I waited for the Lord my God, 
 
 Yea, patiently drew near. 
 And He at length inclined to me, 
 
 My pleading cry to bear. 
 
 He took me from destruction's pit. 
 
 From out the miry clay; 
 He set my feet upon a rock. 
 
 And steadfast made my way. 
 
 A new and joyful song of praise 
 My thankful heart He taught, 
 
 A song of glory to our God 
 For all that He has wrought. 
 
 And many who behold how good 
 
 The Lord has been to me 
 Shall learn to fear, and in His Name 
 
 Their trust henceforth shall be. 
 
 O truly blessed is the man 
 
 That on the Lord relies. 
 Respecting not the proud, nor such 
 
 As turn aside to lies. 
 
 O Lord my God, how manifold 
 
 The works which Thou hast wrought; 
 
 Ofttimes Thou hast bestowed on us 
 Thy care and gracious thought. 
 
 Thy works and thoughts most wonderful, 
 
 If I of them would speak. 
 Cannot be numbered, and in vain 
 
 To set them forth I seek. 
 
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II. 
 
 The offering on the altar burned 
 
 Gives no delight to Thee ; 
 The hearing ear, the willing heart, 
 
 Thou givest unto me. 
 
 Then, O my God, I come, I come, 
 
 Thy purpose to fulfil ; 
 Thy law is written in my heart, 
 
 'Tis joy to do Thy will. 
 
 Before Thy people I will now 
 Thy righteousness proclaim ; 
 
 Thou knowest, Lord, I will not cease 
 To praise Thy holy Name. 
 
 I' never have within my heart 
 Thy faithfulness concealed. 
 
 But Thy salvation and Thy truth 
 To men I have revealed. 
 
 III. 
 
 Thy tender mercies, O my Lord, 
 
 Withhold not, I implore ; 
 But let Thy kindness and Thy truth 
 
 Preserve me evermore. 
 
 For countless ills have compassed me; 
 
 My sinful deeds arise; 
 Yea, they have overtaken me ; ■ 
 
 I dare not raise my eyes. 
 
 My sins are more than I can count ; 
 
 My heart has failed for grief. 
 Be pleased, O Lord, to rescue me; 
 
 O haste to my relief. 
 
 Be those who seek to hurt my soul 
 Dismayed and put to flight, 
 
 And they themselves be put to shame 
 Who in my woe delight. 
 
 Let all who seek Thee now rejoice, 
 
 Yea, glad in Thee abide. 
 And, loving Thy salvation, say, 
 
 The Lord be magnified. 
 
 My lowly state and bitter need 
 
 The Lord has not forgot. 
 Thou art my Saviour and my help; 
 
 Come, Lord, and tarry not. 
 
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PSALM 40. L. H. M. Selection. 
 
 I waited for the Lord Most High, 
 And He inclined to hear my cry ; 
 
 He took me from destruction's pit 
 And from the miry clay; 
 
 Upon a rock He set my feet, 
 And steadfast made my way. 
 
 A new and joyful song of praisie 
 
 He taught my thankful heart to raise; 
 
 And many, seeing me restored, 
 Shall fear the Lord and trust; 
 
 And blest are they that trust the Lord, 
 The humble and the just. 
 
 O Lord my God, how manifold 
 Thy wiondrous works which I behold, 
 
 And all Thy loving, gracious thought 
 Thou hast bestowed on man. 
 
 To count Thy mercies I have sought. 
 But boundless is their span. 
 
 Withhold not Thou Thy grace from me, 
 O Lord, Thy mercy let me see ; 
 
 To me Thy loving-kindness show, 
 Thy truth be still my stay; 
 
 Let them preserve me where I go, 
 And keep me every day. 
 
 Let all who seek to see Thy face 
 Be glad and joyful in Thy grace ; 
 
 Let those who Thy salvation love 
 F'or evermore proclaim, 
 
 O praise the Lord Who dwells above. 
 And m:agnify His Name. 
 
 Although I poor and needy be, 
 
 The Lord in love takes thought for me ; 
 
 Thou art my help in time of need. 
 My Saviour, Lord, art Thou ; ' 
 
 Then, O my God, I pray. I plead. 
 Stay not, but save me now. 
 
 PSALM 41- C. M. 
 
 How blest the man who thoughtfully 
 The poor and weak befriends ; 
 
 Deliverance in the evil day 
 To him Jehovah sends. 
 
 The Lord will keep him, guard his life; 
 
 On earth he shall be blest ; 
 The Lord will not surrender him 
 
 By foes to be distressed. 
 
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Upon the bed of sufTering 
 
 Jehovah will sustain, 
 And in his sickness God will soothe 
 
 The weariness and pain. 
 
 O Lord, to Thee my cry ascends. 
 
 Let me Thy mercy see; 
 Heal Thou my soul, for I have sinned, 
 
 I have offended Thee. 
 
 My enemies against me speak. 
 And they my life have scorned; 
 
 rhey wish my name to pass away, 
 Unhonored and unmourned. 
 
 My foe, deceitful, visits me. 
 
 By seeming kindness led. 
 His heart intent on gathering 
 
 Some hurtful news to spread. 
 
 My foes, together whispering. 
 
 Their evil plans devise; 
 Disease, they say, cleaves fast to him; 
 
 Laid low, he shall not rise. 
 
 Yea, he who was my chosen friend, 
 
 In whom I put my trust. 
 Who ate my bread, now turns in wrath 
 
 To crush me in the dust. 
 
 Do Thou, Jehovah, show me grace, 
 
 And raise me up again. 
 That I with justice may requite 
 
 These base and wicked men. 
 
 By this I know assuredly 
 
 That I am loved by Thee, 
 Because my foe does not exult 
 
 In triumph over me. 
 
 And as for me, in uprighlncss 
 
 Thou dost uphold me well. 
 And settest me before Thy face 
 
 For evermore to dwell. 
 
 Blest be Jehovah, Israel's God 
 
 For evermore. Amen. 
 Let age to age eternally 
 
 Repeat His praise. Amen. 
 
 PSALM 42. L. M. 
 
 As thirsts the hart for water brooks. 
 
 So thirsts my soul, O God, for Thcc; 
 It seeks for God, and ever looks 
 
 And longs the living God to see. 
 
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Far from the courts of God, my tears 
 Have been my food by night and day, 
 
 While constantly with bitter sneers, 
 Where is thy God, the scoffers say. 
 
 With grief I think of days gone by, 
 When oft I trod the hallowed way 
 
 To Zion, praising God on high 
 
 With throngs who kept the holy day. 
 
 why art thou cast down, my soul, 
 And why so troubled shouldst thou be? 
 
 Hope thou in God, and Him extol, 
 Who gives His saving help to me. 
 
 Since, O my God, my soul is bowed, 
 In exile far, with bitter grief, 
 
 1 turn my thoughts to Thine abode 
 For consolation and relief. 
 
 With mighty voice deep calls to deep. 
 While raging storms Thy judgments tell; 
 
 The angry billows o'er me leap, 
 
 The waves of sorrow near me swell. 
 
 Though troubles surge, yet through the day 
 The Lord His gracious help will give, 
 
 And in the night my heart shall pray 
 And sing to Him in Whom I live. 
 
 To God my Rock I cry and say, 
 O why hast Thou forgotten me? 
 
 Why go I mourning on my way. 
 
 Oppressed by foes that know not Thee? 
 
 With anguish as from piercing sword 
 
 Reproach of bitter foes I hear. 
 While day by day, with taunting word. 
 
 Where is thy God, the scoffers sneer. 
 
 O why art thou cast down, my soul. 
 And why so troubled shouldst thou be? 
 
 Hope thou in God, and Him extol. 
 Who gives His saving help to me. 
 
 PSALM 42. IIS and los. Selection. 
 
 As pants the hart for streams of living water. 
 So longs my soul. O living God, for Thee; 
 
 I thirst for Thee, for Thee my heart is yearning; 
 When shall I come Thy gracious face to see? 
 
 O Lord my God, o'erwhclmed in deep affliction. 
 Far from Thy rest, to Thee I lift my soul; 
 
 Deep calls to deep and storms 'of trouble thunder. 
 While o'er my bead the waves and billows roll. 
 
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Thou wilt command Thy servant's consolation, 
 Thy loving-kindness yet shall cheer my day. 
 
 And in the night Thy song shall be my comfort; 
 God of my life, to Thee I still will pray. 
 
 Why, O my soul, art thou cast down within me. 
 Why art thou troubled and oppressed with grief? 
 
 Hope thou in God, the God of thy salvation, 
 Hope, and thy God will surely send relief. 
 
 PSALM 42. C. M. Selection. 
 
 As pants the hart for cooling streams. 
 
 When heated iii the chase, 
 So longs my soul, O God, for Thee 
 
 And Thy refreshing grace. 
 
 For Thee, my God, the living God, 
 
 My thirsty soul doth pine; 
 O when shall I behold Thy face. 
 
 Thou Majesty Divine? 
 
 Why restless, why cast down, my soul? 
 
 Trust God, Who will employ 
 His aid for Thee, and change these sighs 
 
 To thankful hymns of joy. 
 
 Why restless, why cast down, my soul? 
 
 Hope still, and thou shalt sing 
 The praise of Him Who is thy God, 
 
 Thy health's eternal spring. 
 
 PSALM 42. 8s and 4s. Selection. 
 
 As thirsts the hart for cooling flood, 
 So longs my soul, O living God, 
 
 To taste Thy grace. 
 When unto Thee shall I draw near, 
 
 when within Thy courts appear. 
 And see Thy face? 
 
 How oft I led the happy .throngs 
 That sought the house of God with songs 
 Of joy and praise. 
 
 1 ever joined with true delight 
 The multitude that kept aright 
 
 The holy days. 
 
 O why, my soul, thy hopekssness? 
 Why such disquiet and distress? 
 
 On God rely ; 
 J^'or I shall yet behold His face, 
 Who is my God; and I His grace 
 
 Will magnify. 
 
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PSALM 43. C. M. 
 
 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause 
 
 Against a godless race ; 
 From men deceitful and unjust 
 
 Deliver in Thy grace. 
 
 O Thou the God of all my strength. 
 Why hast Thou cast me off? 
 
 Why go I mourning all the day, 
 While foes oppress and scoff. 
 
 O send Thou forth Thy light and truth ; 
 
 Let them be guides to me, 
 And bring me to Thy holy hill, 
 
 Thy dwelling-place to see. 
 
 Then will I to God's altar go. 
 
 To God, my boundless joy; 
 Yea, God, my God, Thy Name to praise 
 
 My harp I will employ. 
 
 Why art thou then cast down, my soul ? 
 
 What should discourage thee? 
 And why with vexing thoughts art thou 
 
 Disquieted in me? 
 
 Hope thou in God; His praise shall yet 
 
 My thankful lips employ. 
 He is the spring of all my health, 
 
 My God, my boundless joy. 
 
 PSALM 43. 8s and /s. 
 
 Judge me, God of my salvation, 
 Plead my cause, for Thee I trust ; 
 
 Hear my earnest supplication, 
 Save me from mj^ foes unjust. 
 
 On Thy strength alone relying. 
 Why am I cast off by Thee. 
 
 In my helpless sorrow sighing, 
 While the foe oppresses me? 
 
 Light and truth, my way attending, 
 Send Thou forth to be my guide. 
 
 Till Thy holy mount ascending, 
 I within Thy house abide. 
 
 At Thy sacred altar bending, 
 
 God, my God, my boundless joy. 
 
 Harp and voice, in.worship blending. 
 For Thy praise will I 'employ. 
 
 O my soul, why art thou grieving? 
 
 What disquiets and dismays? 
 Hope in God ; His help receiving, 
 
 I shall yet my Saviour praise. 
 
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PSALM 44- IIS. 
 
 O God, \vc have heard and our fathers have told 
 What wonders Thou didst in the great days of old : 
 The nations were crushed and expelled by Thy hand, 
 Cast out that Thy people might dwell in their land. 
 
 They gained not the land by the edge of the sword, 
 Their own arm to them could no safety afford ; 
 But Thy right hand saved, and the light of Thy face. 
 Because of Thy favor and wonderful grace. 
 
 Command, and Thy word shall deliverance bring, 
 O God, to Thy chosen, for Thou art our King; 
 Through Thee we will surely defeat all 'Our foes, 
 Through Thy Name will triumph o'er those that oppose. 
 
 No trust will I place in my strength to defend, 
 Nor yet on my sword as a safeguard depend ; 
 In Thee, Who hast saved us and put them to shame. 
 We boast all the day, ever praising Thy Name. 
 
 But Thou h?st forsaken, to shame brought our boasts; 
 No more to the field dost Thou go with our hosts; 
 Thou turnest us back from the foe in dismay. 
 And spoilers who hate us have made us their prey. 
 
 Like sheep to the slaughter. Thy peopk are given ; 
 Dispersed through the nations afar we are driven ; 
 Thou sellest Thy people to strangers for naught, 
 Their price to Thy treasure no increase has brought. 
 
 Thou makest our neighbors reproach us in pride. 
 And those that are near us to scoflf and deride ; 
 A by-word the nations have made of our name, 
 With scorn and derisicn they put us to shame. 
 
 Yea, all the day long I behold my disgrace, 
 And covered am I with confusion of face; 
 The voice of blasphemers and .scoffers I hear, 
 The foe and avenger against me appear. 
 
 All this have we sufifered, and never forgot 
 
 To serve Thee, Jehovah, nor falsely have wrought; 
 
 Our heart is not turned and our steps have not strayed, 
 
 Though crushed amid ruins and under deatii's shade. 
 
 If we liave forgotten the Name of our God, 
 Or unto an idol our hands spread abroad. 
 Shall not the Almighty uncover this sin? 
 He knows all our hearts and the secrets within. 
 
 We all the day long for Thy sake are consumed ; 
 Defeated and helpless, to death we are doomed ; 
 Then why dost Thou tarry? Jehovah, awake. 
 Nor spurn us forever ; arise for our sake. 
 
 O why art Thou hiding the light of Thy face. 
 Forgetting our burden of grief and disgrace? 
 Our soul is bowed down, yea, we cleave to the dust; 
 Rise, help, and redeem us; Thy mercy we trust. 
 
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PSALM 45- S. M. 
 I. 
 
 My heart doth overflow ; 
 
 A goodly theme is mine ; 
 My eager tongue with joyful song 
 
 Doth praise the King divine. 
 
 Supremely fair Thou art ; 
 
 Thy lips with grace o'^erflow ; 
 His richest blessings evermore 
 
 Doth God on Thee bestow. 
 
 Now gird Thee with Thy sword, 
 O strong and mighty One, 
 
 In splendid majesty arrayed. 
 More glorious than the sun. 
 
 Triumphantly ride forth 
 
 For meekness, truth, and right ; 
 Thine arm shall gain the victory 
 
 In wondrous deeds of might. 
 
 Thy strength shall overcome 
 All those that hate the King, 
 
 And under Thy dominion strong 
 The nations Thou shalt bring. 
 
 Thy royal throne, O God, 
 Forevermore shall stand ; 
 
 Eternal truth and justice wield 
 The sceptre in Thy hand. 
 
 Since Thou art sinless found, 
 The Lord, Thy God confessed, 
 
 Anointeth Thee with perfect joy ; 
 Thou art supremely blest. 
 
 Thy garments breathe of myrrh 
 And spices sweet and rare ; 
 
 Glad strains of heavenly music ring 
 Throughout Thy palace fair. 
 
 Amid Thy glorious train 
 
 Kings' daughters waiting stand; 
 And fairest gems bedeck Thy bride, 
 
 The queen at Thy right hand. 
 
 TI. 
 
 O Royal Bride, give heed. 
 
 And to my words attend ; 
 For Christ the King forsake the world 
 
 And every former friend. 
 
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Thy beauty and thy grace 
 
 Shall then delight the King; 
 He only is thy rightful Lord, 
 
 To Him- thy worship bring. 
 
 To thee, since thou art His, 
 Great honor shall be shown : 
 
 The rich shall bring their gifts to thee, 
 lliy glory they shall own. 
 
 Enthroned in royal state, 
 
 All glorious thou shalt dwell, 
 With garments fair, inwrought with gold, 
 
 The Church He loveth well. 
 
 And they that honor thee 
 
 Shall in thy train attend. 
 And to the palace of the King, 
 
 Shall joyfully ascend. 
 
 O King of royal race, 
 
 Thy sions of heavenly birth 
 Thou wilt endow with kingly gifts 
 
 As princes in the earth. 
 
 Thy Name shall be proclaimed 
 Through all succeeding days. 
 
 And all the nations of the earth 
 Shall give Thee endless praise. 
 
 PSALM 46. C. M. 
 
 God is our refuge and our strength. 
 
 Our ever present aid; 
 And, tliicrefore, though the earth remove. 
 
 We will not be afraid ; 
 Though hills amidst the seas be cast, 
 
 Though foaming waters roar. 
 Yea, though the mighty billows sbake 
 
 The mountains on the shore. 
 
 A river flows whose streams make glad 
 
 The city of our God, 
 The holy place wherein the Lord 
 
 Most High has His abode. 
 Since God is in the midst of her. 
 
 Unmoved her walls shall stand ; 
 For God will be her early help. 
 
 When trouble is at hand. 
 
 The nations raged, the kingdoms moved ; 
 
 But when His voioe was heard 
 The troubled earth was stilled to peace 
 
 Before His mighty word. 
 The Lord of Hosts is on our side, 
 
 Our safety to secure ; 
 The God of Jacob is for us 
 
 A refuge strong and sure. 
 
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O come, behold what wondrous works 
 
 Jehovah's hand has wrought; 
 Come, see what desolation great 
 
 He on the earth has brought. 
 To utmost ends of all the earth 
 
 He causes war to cease ; 
 The weapons of the strong destroyed, 
 
 He miakes abiding peace. 
 
 Be still and know that I am God, 
 
 O'er all exalted high; 
 The subject nations of the earth 
 
 My Name shall magnify. 
 The Lord of Hosts is on our side, 
 
 Our safety to secure ; 
 The God of Jacob is for us 
 
 A refuge strong and sure. 
 
 PSALM 46. L. M. 
 
 God will our strength and refuge prove, 
 
 In all distress a present aid; 
 And, though the trembling earth remove, 
 
 We will not fear nor be dismayed. 
 
 Our trust in God shall still abide 
 
 Though hills be shaken from their seat, 
 
 And though the ocean's swelling tide 
 Against the trembling mountains beat. 
 
 A river flows, whose living streams 
 Make glad the city of our God, 
 
 The holy place where glory beams. 
 Where God Most High has His abode. 
 
 God has in her His dwelling made. 
 And she shall never more be moved ; 
 
 Her God shall early give her aid. 
 Her constant helper He has proved. 
 
 The kings and nations raged in pride ; 
 
 He spake, the earth did melt away ; 
 The Lord of Hosts is on our side, 
 
 Our fathers' God, our strength and stay. 
 
 Come, see the works of God displayed, 
 The wonders of His mighty hand, 
 
 What desolations He has made. 
 
 What ruin spread through all the land. 
 
 Through all the peopled earth He makes 
 The dreadful scourge of war to cease, 
 
 The implements of battle breaks, 
 
 And makes the nations dwell in peace. 
 
 Be still, ye nations ; bow in fear, 
 And know that I alone am God. 
 
 To us the Lord of Hosts is near. 
 Our fathers' God is our abode. 
 
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PSALM 46. 8s, 7s and 6s. 
 
 God is our refuge and our strength, 
 
 A helper ever near us ; 
 We will not fear though earth be moved, 
 For God is nigh to cheer us. 
 Although the mountains quake 
 And earth's foundations shake, 
 Though angry billows roar 
 And break against the shore, 
 Our mighty God will hear us. 
 
 God's city is forever blest 
 
 With living waters welling; 
 Since God is there she stands unmoved 
 'Mid tumults round her swelling. 
 God speaks and all is peace. 
 From war the nations cease. 
 The Lord of Hosts is nigh, 
 Our fathers' God Most High 
 Is our eternal dwelling. 
 
 Behold what God has done on earth : 
 
 His wrath brings desolation, 
 His grace, commanding wars to cease. 
 Brings peace to every nation. 
 Be still, for He is Lord, 
 By all the earth adored. 
 The Lord of Hosts is nigh. 
 Our fathers' God Most High 
 Is our strong habitation. 
 
 PSALM 47. l; M. 
 
 Rejoice, ye people, homage give; 
 
 To God with voice of triumph sing; 
 He ruleth in dread majesty, 
 
 The great, the universal King. 
 
 He putteth nations under us 
 
 And maketh us triumphant stand ; 
 He giveth for our heritage 
 
 His promised rest, a "goodly land. 
 
 God hath ascended with a shout, 
 Jehovah with the trumpet's sound ; 
 
 Sing praise to God our King, sing praise. 
 Yea, let His glorious praise abound. 
 
 Our God is King of all the earth ; 
 
 With thoughtful heart His praise make known. 
 O'er all the nations God doth reign. 
 
 Exalted on His holy throne. 
 
 To praise and serve our covenant God 
 The princes of the earth draw nigh; 
 
 All kingly powers belong to Him ; 
 He is exalted, God Most High. 
 
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PSALM 47- S.M. 
 
 All nations clap your hands, 
 
 Let shouts of triumph ring, 
 For mighty over all the lands 
 
 The Lord Most High is King. 
 
 Above our mighty foes 
 
 He gave us power to stand. 
 
 And as our heritage He chose 
 The goodly promised land. 
 
 With shouts ascends our King, 
 
 With trumpet's stirring call ; 
 Praise God, praise God, His praises sing. 
 
 For God is Lord of all. 
 
 O sing in joyful strains. 
 And make His glory known; 
 
 God over all the nations reigns. 
 And holy is His throne. 
 
 Our fathers' God to own 
 The kings of earth draw nigh, 
 
 For none can save but God alone ; 
 He is the Lord Most High. 
 
 PSALM 48. L.M. 
 
 The Lord is great ; with worthy praise 
 Proclaim His power. His Name confess. 
 
 Within the city of our God, 
 Upon His mount of holiness. 
 
 Mount Zion, glorious and fair, 
 Gives joy to people in all lands; 
 
 The city of the mighty King 
 In majesty securely stands. 
 
 Within her dwellings for defense 
 
 Our God has made His presence known. 
 
 And hostile kings, in sudden fear, 
 Have fled as ships by tempests blown. 
 
 With our own eyes we have beheld 
 What oft our fathers told before, 
 
 That God Who in His Zion dwells 
 Will keep her safely evermore. 
 
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 Within Thy temple's sacred courts, 
 With loving and adoring thought, 
 
 We contemplate Thy grace, O God, 
 And all Thy deeds with mercy fraught. 
 
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Where'er Thy Name, O God, is known, 
 Where'er Thy glorious fame extends, 
 
 There also is Thy praise proclaimed, 
 Far as the earth's remotest ends. 
 
 Thy hand is full of righteousness : 
 Let Zion's gladness then be great. 
 
 And let her daughters sing for joy 
 And all Thy judgments celebrate. 
 
 Encompass Zion, count her towers, 
 And mark her strong defenses well ; 
 
 Consider all her palaces, 
 And to your sons her glory tell. 
 
 This mighty God forever lives 
 Our God and Saviour to abide; 
 
 And till our pilgrim days shall end 
 Will ever be our faithful guide. 
 
 PSALM 48. H. M. Selection. 
 
 Within Thy temple. Lord, 
 
 We think on mercies past; 
 Let earth all praise accord, 
 
 Long as Thy Name shall last ; 
 The righteous judgments of her King 
 Let Zion and her daughters sing. 
 
 About Mount Zion go. 
 
 Her towers and ramparts tell ; 
 That ye her strength may know, 
 
 Mark her defenses well ; 
 Her royal palaces behold 
 That ye her glories may unfold. 
 
 To all the coming race 
 
 Repeat the message o'er : 
 This mighty God of grace 
 
 Is ours f orevermore ; 
 Yea, He our Saviour will abide 
 And unto death will be our guide. 
 
 PSALM 48. S. M. Selection. 
 
 Within Thy temple. Lord, 
 
 In that most holy place, 
 We on Thy loving-kindness, dwell. 
 
 The wonders of Thy grace. 
 
 Men sing Thy praise, O God, 
 Where'er Thy Name is known ; 
 
 By every deed Thy hand hath wrought 
 Thy righteousness is shown. 
 
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Let Zion now rejoice, 
 
 And all her children sing; 
 
 Let them with thankfulness proclaim 
 The judgments of their King. 
 
 Mount Zion's walls behold, 
 
 About her ramparts go ; 
 And number ye the lofty towers 
 
 That guard her from the foe. 
 
 Observe her palaces, 
 
 Mark her defenses well, 
 That to the sons that follow you 
 
 Her glories you may tell. 
 
 For God as our own God 
 
 Forever will abide, 
 And till life's journey close in death 
 
 Will be our faithful guide. 
 
 PSALM 49. 75. 
 
 Hear this, all ye people, hear ; 
 Earth's inhabitants, give ear ; 
 All of high and low degree. 
 Rich and poor, give heed to me. 
 
 Truth with all my heart I seek. 
 And my mouth shall wisdom speak ; 
 Hearken while in lyric strain 
 I make hidden wisdom plain. 
 
 Why should I to fear give way 
 When I see the evil day, 
 When with wickedness my foes 
 Shall surround me and oppose? 
 
 They that trust in treasured gold. 
 Though they boast of wealth untold 
 None can bid his brother live. 
 None to God a ransom give. 
 
 H from death one would be free, 
 And corruption never see, 
 Costly is life's ransom price, 
 Far beyond all sacrifice. 
 
 Dust to dust, the mortal dies. 
 Both the foolish and the wise ; 
 None forever can remain ; 
 Each must leave his hoarded gain. 
 
 Yet within their heart they say 
 That their houses arc for aye. 
 That their dwelling-places grand 
 Shall for generations stand. 
 
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To their lands they give their name 
 In the hope of lasting fame; 
 But mans honor quickly flies, 
 Like the lowly beast he dies. 
 
 Though such folly mark their way, 
 Men approve of what they say; 
 Death their shepherd, they the sheep 
 He within his fold will keep. 
 
 O'er them soon shall rule the just, 
 All their beauty turn to dust; 
 God my waiting soul shall save. 
 He will raise me from the grave. 
 
 Let no fear disturb your peace 
 Though one's house and wealth increase; 
 Death shall end his fleeting day, 
 He shall carry naught away. 
 
 Though in life he wealth attained. 
 Though the praise of men he gained. 
 He shall join those gone before. 
 Where the light shall shine no more. 
 
 Crowned with honor though he be. 
 Highly gifted, strong and free. 
 If he be not truly wise, 
 Man is like the beast that dies. 
 
 PSALM 50. L. M. 
 
 I. 
 
 The mighty God, Jehovah, speaks 
 
 And calls the earth from sea to sea ; 
 From beauteous Zion God shines forth, 
 He comes and will not silent be ; 
 Devouring flame before Him goes. 
 And dark the tempest round Him grows. 
 
 He calls aloud to heaven and earth 
 
 That He may justly judge His own; 
 My chosen saints together bring 
 Who sacrifice to Me alone. 
 
 The heavens His righteousness declare, 
 For God Himself as judge is there. 
 
 Hear, O my people, I will speak; 
 
 Against thee I will testify; 
 Give ear to Me, O Israel, 
 
 For God, thy covenant God, am I. 
 I do not spurn thy sacrifice; 
 Thine offerings are before Mine eyes. 
 
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I will receive from out thy fold 
 
 No offering for My holy shrine ; 
 The cattle on a thousand hills 
 And all the forest beasts are Mine; 
 Each mountain bird to Me is known, 
 Whatever roams the field I own. 
 
 Behold, if I should hungry grow, 
 
 I would not tell My need to thee, 
 ]'"or all the world itself is Mine, 
 And all its wealth belongs to Me. 
 Why should I aught of thee receive. 
 My thirst or hunger to relieve? 
 
 Bring thou to God the gift of thanks. 
 
 And pay thy vowis to God Most High; 
 Call ye upon My holy Name 
 
 In days when sore distress is nigh ; 
 Deliverance I will send to thee. 
 And praises thou shalt give to Me. 
 
 II. 
 
 Thus speaks the Lord to wicked men : 
 
 My statutes why do ye declare? 
 Why take My covenant in your mouth, 
 Since ye for wisdom do not care? 
 For ye My holy words profane 
 And cast them from you in disdain. 
 
 Ye have consented with the thief. 
 Ye have partaken with the vile, 
 Your mouths to evil words ye give. 
 Your tongues proclaim deceit and guile. 
 Ye glory in your brother's shame. 
 Your mother's son do ye defame. 
 
 Thus have ye done; I silence kept. 
 
 And this has been your secret thought. 
 That I was wholly as yourselves, 
 To take your evil deeds as nought; 
 I will reprove you and array 
 Your deeds before your eyes this day. 
 
 Consider this, who God forget. 
 
 Lest I destroy with none to free. 
 Who offers sacrifice of thanks. 
 He glorifies and honors Me._ 
 
 To him who orders well his way 
 Salvation free I will display. 
 
 PSALM so. S.M. Selection. 
 
 The mighty God, the Lord, 
 
 Has spoken unto all ; 
 From rising to the setting sun 
 
 The nations hear His call. 
 
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From Zion His abode, 
 
 Where perfect beaut)' dwells, 
 
 The Lord His glory has displayed 
 In brightness that excels. 
 
 Our God shall surely come, 
 
 Nor silence shall He keep ; 
 Devouring fire shall herald Him, 
 
 About Him storms shall sweep. 
 
 Then to the heavens above 
 He from His throne shall call, 
 
 The earth His kingly voice shall hear; 
 He is the Judge of all. 
 
 Let all My chosen saints 
 
 Before Me gathered be, 
 Those that by sacrifice have sealed 
 
 Their promise unto Me. 
 
 Then shall the heavens declare 
 
 His righteousness abroad, 
 Because the Lord Himself is Judge, 
 
 Yea, none is Judge but God. 
 
 PSALM 51- 7s. 
 
 God be merciful to me. 
 On Thy grace I rest my plea; 
 Plenteous in compassion Thou, 
 Blot out my transgressions now; 
 Wash me, make me pure within; 
 Cleanse, O cleanse me from my sin. 
 
 My transgressions I confess. 
 Grief and guilt my soul oppress; 
 I have sinned against Thy grace 
 And provoked Thee to Thy face ; 
 I confess Thy judgment just; 
 Speechless, I Thy mercy trust. 
 
 I am evil; born in sin ; 
 Thou desirest truth within. 
 Thou alone my Saviour art ; 
 Teach Thy wisdom to my heart. 
 Make me pure, Thy grace bestow, 
 Wash me whiter than the snow. 
 
 Broken, humbled to the dust 
 By Thy wrath and judgment just, 
 Let my contrite heart rejoice 
 And in gladness hear Thy voice. 
 From my sins O hide Thy face; 
 Blot them out in boundless grace. 
 
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Gracious God, my heart renew, 
 Make my spirit right and true; 
 Cast me not away from Thee, 
 Let Thy Spirit dwell in me; 
 Thy salvation's joy impart, 
 Steadfast make my willing heart. 
 
 Sinners then shall learn from me 
 And return, O God, to Thee. 
 Saviour, all my guilt remove, 
 And my tongue shall sing Thy love; 
 Touch my silent lips, O Lord, 
 And my mouth shall praise accord. 
 
 Not the formal sacrifice 
 Hath acceptance in Thine eyes ; 
 Broken hearts are in Thy sight 
 More than sacrificial rite ; 
 Contrite spirit, pleading cries. 
 Thou, O God, wilt not despise. 
 
 Prosper Zion in Thy grace 
 And her broken walls replace; 
 Then our righteous sacrifice 
 Shall delight Thy holy eyes ; 
 Free-will offerings, gladly made. 
 On Thine altar shall be laid. 
 
 PSALM 51- CM. 
 
 O God, according to Thy grace 
 
 Be merciful to me; 
 In Thine abounding love blot out 
 
 All my iniquity ; 
 O wash me wholly from my guilt 
 
 And make me clean within ; 
 For my transgressions I confess, 
 
 I ever see my sin. 
 
 Against Thee only have I sinned. 
 
 Done evil in Thy sight; 
 Lord, in Thy judgment Thou art just, 
 
 And in Thy sentence right. 
 Behold, in evil I was formed. 
 
 And I was born in sin; 
 But Thou wilt make me wise in heart, 
 
 Thou seekest truth within. 
 
 From all pollution make me clean, 
 
 Yea, whiter than the snow ; 
 O let my broken heart rejoice 
 
 And gladness make me know ; 
 Blot out all my iniquities, 
 
 And hide my sins from view; 
 Create in me a spirit right, 
 
 O God, my heart renew. 
 
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From out Thy presence cast me not, 
 
 Thy face no more to see; 
 Thy Holy Spirit and His grace 
 
 Take not away from me. 
 Restore me Thy salvation's joy ; 
 
 My willing heart uphold ; 
 Then sinners shall be turned to Thee 
 
 When I Thy ways unfold. 
 
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 O God, the God that savieth me, 
 
 Remove my guilty stains. 
 And I will sing Thy righteousness 
 
 In grateful, joyous strains. 
 O Lord, now open Thou my lips, 
 Long closed by sin and shame ; 
 My mouth shall show before the world 
 
 The glory of Thy Name. 
 
 No sacrifice dost Thou desire. 
 
 Else would I give it Thee; 
 Nor with appointed offerings 
 
 Wilt Thou delighted be. 
 A broken spirit is to God 
 
 A pleasing sacrifice; 
 A broken and a contrite heart 
 
 Thou, Lord, will not despise. 
 
 Do good to Zion in Thy grace. 
 
 Her ruined walls restore; 
 Then sacrifice of righteousness 
 
 Shall please Thee as of yore. 
 Thy people then with willing hands 
 
 And hearts that Thou hast blessed 
 Shall bring in thankful sacrifice 
 
 Their choicest sifts and best. 
 
 PSALM 52. L. M. 
 
 O mighty man, why wilt thou boast 
 
 Thyself in hateful cruelty, 
 When God Almighty is most kind, 
 
 And ever merciful is He? 
 
 Thy tongue deviseth wickedness, 
 A weapon treacherous and keen ; 
 
 Thou lovest evil more than good. 
 And falsehood in thy sight is clean. 
 
 Since, O thou false, deceitful tongue. 
 In deadly words thou findest joy. 
 
 The Lord shall pluck thee from thy plac* 
 x\nd all tliy wickedness destroy. 
 
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The good, confirmed in godly fear, 
 The pride and folly shall confess 
 
 Of those who make not God their strength. 
 But trust in wealth and wickedness. 
 
 I put my trust in God alone, 
 Forevermore I trust His grace. 
 
 And like the trees within His courts 
 I flourish in a favored place. 
 
 With endless thanks, O Lord, to Thee, 
 Thy wondrous works will I proclaim, 
 
 And in the presence of Thy saints 
 Will ever hope in Thy good Name. 
 
 PSALM 53- S. M. 
 
 Fools in their heart have said. 
 There is no God of might ; 
 
 Corrupt are they and base their deeds, 
 In evil they delight. 
 
 God looked from heaven above 
 
 On all the human race, 
 To see if any understood, 
 
 n any sought His face. 
 
 They all are g'one aside, 
 
 Corruption doth abound ; 
 There is not one that doeth good. 
 
 Not even one is found. 
 
 These men of evil deeds, 
 
 Will they no knowledge gain, 
 
 Who feed upon my people's woes. 
 And prayer to God disdain? 
 
 The day is drawing nigh 
 
 When they shall fear and quail ; 
 
 For God shall scatter and destroy 
 Those who His saints assail. 
 
 Yea, God will put to shame 
 And make them flee away ; 
 
 For He will cast them off in wrath 
 And fill them with dismay. 
 
 O would that Israel's help 
 
 Were out of Zion come ! 
 O would that God might early bring 
 
 His captive people home ! 
 
 When God from distant lands 
 His exiled ones shall bring, 
 
 His people shall exultant be, 
 And gladly they shall sing. 
 
PSALM 54- S. M. 
 
 O save me by Thy Name 
 And judge me in Thy might; 
 
 O God, now grant my urgent chiim, 
 Acceptance in Thy sight. 
 
 Strong foes against me rise, 
 
 Oppressors seek my soul, 
 Who set not God before their leyes, 
 
 Nor own His just control. 
 
 Lo, God my helper is, 
 The Lord, my mighty friend; 
 
 He shall requite my enemies. 
 Their just destruction send. 
 
 My sacrifice of praise 
 
 To Thee I freely bring; 
 My thanks, O Lord, to Thee I raise 
 
 And of Thy goodness sing. 
 
 From troubles and from woes 
 
 Thou hast delivered me, 
 The overthrow of all my foes 
 
 Hast given me to see. 
 
 PSALM 55. C. M. 
 
 Jehovah, to my prayer give ear, 
 Nor hide Thee from my cry; 
 
 Attend my sad complaint, and hear 
 My restless moan and sigh. 
 
 My enemies lift up their voice, 
 
 The violent oppress ; 
 To do me wrong my foes rejoice, 
 
 And love my soul s distress. 
 
 Sore pained in heart I find no ease, 
 Death's terrors fill my soul ; 
 
 Great fear and trembling on me seize, 
 And horrors o'er me roll. 
 
 had I wings, I sigh and say. 
 Like some swift dove tio roam. 
 
 Then would I hasten far away 
 And find a peaceful home. 
 
 Lo, wandering far my rest should be 
 In some lone desert waste ; 
 
 1 from the stormy wind would flee, 
 And to a shelter haste. 
 
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O Lord, tlicir malice recompense, 
 Their wicked tongues confound, 
 
 For in the city violence 
 And bitter strife abound. 
 
 They walk her walls both night and day. 
 
 Within all vices meet ; 
 Oppression, fraud, and crime hold sway. 
 
 Nor leave the crowded street. 
 
 No foreign foe provokes alarm, 
 
 But enemies within ; 
 May God destroy their power to harm 
 
 And recompense their sin. 
 
 II. 
 
 On God alone my soul relies. 
 
 And He will soon relieve ; 
 The Lord will hear my plaintive cries 
 
 At morning, noon, and eve. 
 
 He has redeemed my soul in peace. 
 
 From conflict set me fnee ; 
 My many foes are made to cease. 
 
 And strive no more with me. 
 
 The living God in righteousness 
 
 Will recompense with shame 
 The men who, hardened by success, 
 
 Forget tio fear His Name. 
 
 All treacherous friends who overreach 
 And break their plighted troth. 
 
 Who hide their hate with honeyed speech. 
 With such the Lord is wroth. 
 
 Upon the Lord thy burden cast, 
 
 To Him bring all thy care; 
 He will sustain and hold thee fast, 
 
 And give thee strength to bear. 
 
 God will not let His saints be moved; 
 
 Protected, they shall see 
 Their foes cut off and sin reproved; 
 
 O God, I trust in Thee. 
 
 PSALM 55. 8s. Selection. 
 
 O God, give Thou ear to my plea. 
 And hide not Thyself from my cry; 
 
 O hearken and answer Thou me. 
 As restless and weary I sigh. 
 
 O that I had wings like a dove, 
 For then I would fly far away 
 
 And seek for the rest that I love. 
 Where trouble no m'ore could dismay. 
 
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Nay, soul; call on God all the day; 
 
 The Lord for thy help will appear. 
 At 'Cve, morn, and noon humbly pray, 
 
 And He thy petition will hear. 
 
 Thy burden now cast on the Lord. 
 
 And He shall thy weakness sustain: 
 The righteous who trust in Hi-s word 
 
 Unmoved shall forever remain. 
 
 PSALM 56. 6s. 
 
 O God, be merciful. 
 
 Be merciful to me. 
 For man, with constant hate, 
 
 Would' fain my ruin see. 
 My mam^ enemies 
 
 Against me proudly fight ; 
 To overwhelm my soul 
 
 They watch from morn to night. 
 
 What time I am afraid 
 
 I put m.y trust in Thee ; 
 In God I rest, and praise 
 
 His word, so rich and free. 
 In God I put my trust, 
 
 I neither doubt nor fear. 
 For man can never harm 
 
 With God my helper near. 
 
 All day they wrest my words. 
 
 Their thoughts are full of hate; 
 They meet, tliey lurk, they watch. 
 
 As for my soul they wait. 
 Shall they by wickedness 
 
 Escape Thy judgment right? 
 O God of righteousness. 
 
 Destroy them in Thy might. 
 
 Thou knowest all my woes ; 
 
 treasure Thou my tears ; 
 Are they not in Thy book. 
 
 Where all my life appears? 
 My foes shall backward turn 
 
 When I appeal to Thee, 
 For this I surely know. 
 
 That God is still for me. 
 
 In God, the Lord, I rest. 
 His word of grace I praise, 
 
 His promise stands secure. 
 Nor fear nor foe dismays. 
 
 In God I put my trust, 
 
 1 neither doubt nor fear. 
 For man can never harm 
 
 With God my helper near. 
 
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Upon me are Thy vows, 
 
 O God, in Whom I live ; 
 The sacrifice of praise 
 
 To Thee I now will give. 
 For Thou hast saved from death, 
 
 From falling kept me free, 
 That in the light of life 
 
 AIj' walk may be with Thee. 
 
 PSALM 56. C. M. Selection. 
 
 God, be merciful to me, 
 P'cr men no merc}^ show ; 
 
 With constant warfare pressing me 
 They seek my overthrow. 
 
 When foes invade, I safely rest, 
 Confiding in Thy word ; 
 
 1 will not dread what man can do, 
 My trust is in the Lx)rd. 
 
 I take Thy vows upon me now, 
 
 God, Who savest me ; 
 The sacrifice of praise I bring 
 
 In gratitude to Thee. 
 
 My feet from falling and my soul 
 From death Thou hast restored, 
 And ever in the light of life 
 
 1 walk before the Lord. 
 
 PSALM 57. L. M. 
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 O God, be merciful to me; 
 My soul for refuge comes to Thee;^ 
 Beneath Thy wings I safe will stay * 
 Until these troubles pass away. 
 
 To God Most High shall rise my praj-er, 
 To God Who makes my wants His care ; 
 From heaven He will salvation send, 
 And irije from every foe defend. 
 
 Great foes and fierce my soul alarm. 
 Inflamed with rage and strong to harm. 
 But God, froml heaven His dwelling-place, 
 Will rescue me with truth and grace. 
 
 Be Thou, O God, exalted high. 
 Yea. far above the starry sky; 
 And let Thy glory be displayed 
 O'er all the earth Thy hands have made. 
 
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II. 
 
 My soul is grieved because my foes 
 With treaclicrous plans my way inclose; 
 But from the snares that they devise 
 Their own und'oing shall arise. 
 
 My heart is steadfast, O my King, 
 My heart is tuned Thy praise to sing. 
 Awake, my soul, and swell the song; 
 Let vibrant harp the notes prolong. 
 
 Yea, I will early wake and sing, 
 A thankful hymn to Thee will bring ; 
 For unto heaven Thy mercies rise, 
 Thy truth is lofty as the skies. 
 
 Be Thou, O God, exalted high, 
 Yea, far above the starry sky ; 
 And let Thy glory be disiplayed 
 O'er all the earth Thy hands have made. 
 
 PSALM 58. CM. 
 
 Do ye, O men, speak righteousness 
 And upright judgment mete? 
 
 Nay, in your hearts is wickedness, 
 And in your hands deceit. 
 
 The wicked, from their earliest days, 
 
 In sin are gone astray. 
 With forward heart, in foolish pride. 
 
 From wisdom turned away. 
 
 The God of vengeance will destroy 
 
 The wicked from His sight ; 
 The Lord will bring to nought their powei 
 
 And scatter all their might. 
 
 The good shall triumph and rejoice, 
 
 And this shall be confessed: 
 On earth the God of justice reigns. 
 
 And righteousness is blessed. 
 
 PSALM 59- C. M. 
 
 Protect and save me, O my God, 
 From foes that seek my life. 
 
 And set me high, secure above 
 The rising tide 'of strife. 
 
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The workers of iniquity 
 
 Against me lie in wait; 
 Though I am innocent, O Loid, 
 
 They gather in their hate. 
 
 Behold their wickedness, O Lord ; 
 
 To help me, O awake ; 
 Lord God of Hosts, Thou, Israel's God, 
 
 Arise, and vengeance take. 
 
 My enemies with deadly rage 
 
 Renew their fierce attack; 
 They think the Lord will not regard. 
 
 But Thou wilt turn them back. 
 
 O God, my strength, on Thee I wait. 
 
 To Thee for refuge flee ; 
 My God with mercy will defend, 
 
 Triumiphant I shall be. 
 
 O God, our shield, let wickedness 
 And pride be put to shame, 
 
 Till all shall know that Thou dost rule 
 And all shall fear Thy Name. 
 
 Let wickedness that raged in power 
 
 Now rage in impotence ; 
 But I will glory in Thy strength, 
 
 My refuge and defen&e. 
 
 When all the night of woe is past 
 And morning dawns at length. 
 
 Then I shall praise Thy grace, O God, 
 My refuge and my strength. 
 
 To Tliee^ O God most merciful. 
 
 My thankful 'song I raise ; 
 My might, my strong, secure abode, 
 
 I will proclaim Thy praise. 
 
 PSALM 60. C. M. 
 
 O God, Thou hast rejected us, 
 
 And hast afflicted sore : 
 Thou hast been angry, but in grace 
 
 O once again restore. 
 
 Lo, Thou hast torn and rent our land. 
 Thy judgments dread appall; 
 
 O heal her shattered strength before 
 She totter to her fall. 
 
 Through ways of trial and distress 
 Thy people Thou hast led ; 
 
 A bitter cup Thou givest us 
 Of misery and dread. 
 
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A glorious banner Thou hast given 
 . j'o those who fear Tliy Name, 
 A banner to display abroad, 
 And thus the truth proclaim. 
 
 Tliat Thy beloved may be saved 
 And from their foes set free, 
 
 Help with the might of Thy right hand : 
 In mercy answer me. 
 
 God in His holiness hath said: 
 
 I will triumphant be ; 
 All heathen lands I claim as Mine, 
 
 And they shall lx)w to Me. 
 
 Now, therefore, who will lead us on 
 Sin's strongholds to possess? 
 
 No longer cast us off, O God, 
 But give our hosts success. 
 
 Give Thou Thy help against the foe, 
 
 For help of man is vain ; 
 Through God we shall do valiantly. 
 
 The victory He shall gain. 
 
 PSALM 6i. C. P. I^I. 
 
 God, regard my humble plea ; 
 
 1 cannot be so far from Thee 
 
 But Thou wilt hear my cry. 
 When I by trouble am distressed. 
 Then lead me on the Rock to rest 
 
 That higher is than I. 
 
 In Thee my soul hath shelter found, 
 And Thou hast been from foes around 
 
 The tower to which I flee. 
 Within Thy house will I abide ; 
 My refuge sure, whate'er betide, 
 
 Thy sheltering wings shall be. 
 
 For Thou, O God, my vows hast heard, 
 On me the heritage conferred 
 
 Of those that fear Thy Name. 
 A blest anointing Thou dost give. 
 And Thou wilt make me ever live 
 
 Thy praises to proclaim. 
 
 Before Thy face shall I abide; 
 
 O God, Thy truth and grace provide 
 
 To guard me in the way ; 
 So I will make Thy praises known, 
 And, humbly bending at Thy throne, 
 
 My vows will daily pay. 
 
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PSALM 6i. C. M. Selectioa 
 
 O God, give ear unto my cry. 
 
 And to my voice attend; 
 Though far from home and from Thy house. 
 
 To Thee my prayers ascend. 
 
 When troubles overwhelm my heart, 
 
 Then Thou wilt hear my cry; 
 For safetj- lead me to the Rock 
 
 That higher is than I. 
 
 A refuge Thou hast been for me 
 
 When storms of trouble lower; 
 When foes assail, then Thou hast been 
 
 M}- strong defense and tower. 
 
 Within Thy holy temple, Lord, 
 
 I ever will abide; 
 Beneath the covert of Thy wings 
 
 In confidence I hide. 
 
 PSALM 62. C. M. 
 
 My soul in silence waits for God, 
 My Saviour He has proved; 
 
 He only is my rock and tower; 
 I never shall be moved. 
 
 My enemies m}- ruin seek. 
 They plot with fraud and guile; 
 
 Deceitful, they pretend to bless, 
 But inwardly revile. 
 
 My soul, in silence wait for God; 
 
 He is my help approved; 
 He only is my rock and tower, 
 
 And I shall not be moved. 
 
 My honor is secure with God, 
 
 My Saviour He is known; 
 My refuge and my rock of strength 
 
 Are found in God alone. 
 
 On Him, ye people, evermore 
 
 Rely with confidence; 
 Before Him pour ye out your heart, 
 
 For God is our defense. 
 
 For surely men are helpers vain. 
 
 The high and the abased; 
 Yea, lighter than a breath are they 
 
 When in the balance placed. 
 
 Trust not in harsh oppression's power 
 
 Nor in unrighteous gain; 
 If wealth increase, yet on your gold 
 
 Ye set your hearts in vain. 
 
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For God has spoken o'er and o'er, 
 
 And unto me has shown, 
 That saving power and lasting strength 
 
 Belong to Him alone. 
 
 Yea, loving-kindness evermore 
 
 Belongs to Thee, O Lord; 
 And Thou according to his work 
 
 Dost every man reward. 
 
 PSALM 63. C. M. 
 
 Lord, my God, most earnestly 
 My heart would seek Thy face, 
 
 Within Thy holy house once more 
 To see Thy glorious grace. 
 
 Apart from Thee I long and thirst. 
 And nought can satisfy; 
 
 1 wander in a desert land 
 Where all the streams are dry. 
 
 The loving-kindness of my God 
 
 Is more than life to me ; 
 So I will bless Thee while I live 
 
 And lift my prayer to Thee. 
 In Thee my soul is satisfied, 
 
 My darkness turns to light. 
 And joyful meditations fill 
 
 The watches of the night. 
 
 My Saviour, 'neath Thy sheltering wings 
 
 My soul delights to dwell ; 
 Still closer to Thy side I press, 
 
 For near Thee all is well. 
 My soul shall conquer every foe, 
 
 Upholden by Thy hand ; 
 Thy people shall rejoice in God, 
 
 Thy saints in glory stand. 
 
 PSALM 63. C. P. M. Selection. 
 
 Thou art my God, O God of grace. 
 And earnestly I seek Thy face. 
 
 My heart cries out for Thee ; 
 My spirit thirsts Thy grace to taste. 
 An exile in this desert waste 
 
 In which no waters be. 
 
 I long as in the times of old 
 Thy power and glory to behold 
 
 Within Thy holy place ; 
 Because Thy tender love I see 
 More precious far than life to me, 
 
 My lips shall praise Thy grace. 
 
 89 
 
Tluis will I bless Thee while I live, 
 And with uplifted hands will give 
 
 Praise to Thy holy Name. 
 When by Thy bounty well supplied, 
 Then shall my soul be satisfied, 
 
 My mouth shall praise procloim. 
 
 My lips shall in Thy praise delight 
 When on my bed I rest at night. 
 
 And meditate on Thee. 
 Because Thy hand assistance brings, 
 Beneath the shadow of Thy wings 
 
 My heart shall joyful be. 
 
 PSALM 64. C. M. 
 
 Hear, Lord, the voice of my complaint. 
 
 Preserve my life from fear. 
 Hide me from plotting enemies 
 
 And evil crowding near. 
 The w'orkers of iniquity 
 
 Their deadly shafts prepare; 
 Thiey aimiat me their treacherous words : 
 
 O, save me from their snare. 
 
 The wicked in their base designs 
 
 Grow arrogant and bold; 
 Conspiring secretly they think 
 
 That God will not behold ; 
 They search out more iniquity, 
 
 Their thoughts and plans are deep, 
 But God will smite, for He is near 
 
 His saints to guard and keep. 
 
 The wicked, by their sins o'ercome, 
 
 Shall s'oon be brought to shame ; 
 The hand of God shall yet appear. 
 
 And all shall fear His Name. 
 The just shall triumph in the Lord, 
 
 Their trust shall be secure, 
 And endless glory then shall crown 
 
 The upright and the pure. 
 
 PSALM 65. L. M. 
 
 Pr.iise waits in Zion, Lord, for Thee, 
 And unto Thee shall vows be paid ; 
 
 O Thou that hearest those who cry. 
 To Thee by all shall prayer be made. 
 
 Against us sin has battled hard; 
 
 For help we look to Thee and pray ; 
 Thou our transgressions wilt forgive. 
 
 Yea, Thou wilt take them all away. 
 
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How blest are they wliom Thou dost choose 
 To come and in Thy courts abide ; 
 
 Communing in Thy holy house, 
 With good we shall be satisfied. 
 
 Py mighty deeds in righteousness 
 
 Prayer's answer surely comes from Thee, 
 
 O God our Saviour, God the trust 
 Of all Thy saints on land or sea. 
 
 Thy power has set the mountains firm, 
 O God Almighty, girt with strength; 
 
 At Thy command the waves are still. 
 The nations cease from war at length. 
 
 The tokens of Thy mighty power 
 Lead m.ien in every clime to fear ; 
 
 From east to west through all the earth 
 Thou sendest gladness far and near. 
 
 Thou visitest the earth with showers. 
 Thy boundless store supplies its need ; 
 For fields enriched and well prepared 
 - Thou dost provide the sower's seed. 
 
 The furrows where the seed is sown 
 Are softened by Thy gentle rain; 
 
 Thy gracious care and providence 
 Supply and bless the springing grain. 
 
 The year with goodness Thou dost crown, 
 Thy ways o'erflow with blessedness ; 
 
 The hills and valleys, clothed with green. 
 Are joyful in their fruit fulness. 
 
 The pastures teem with flocks and herds. 
 The g'olden grain waves o'er the fields; 
 
 All nature, singing joyfully. 
 
 Her tribute of thanksgiving vields. 
 
 PSALM 65. C. P. M. 
 
 Before Thee, Lord, a people waits 
 To praise Thy Namie in Zion's gates, 
 
 To Thee shall vows be paid; 
 Thou hearer of the suppliant's prayer. 
 To Thee in need shall all repair 
 
 To seek Thy gracious aid. 
 
 How great my trespasses appear ! 
 
 But Thou from guilt my soul wilt clear. 
 
 And my transgressions hide. 
 How blest Thy chosien, who by grace 
 Are brought within Thy dwelling-place 
 
 Tliat they may there abide. 
 
 91 
 
The goodness of Thy house, O Lord, 
 Tlie joys Thy holy courts afford, 
 
 Our souls shall satisfy. 
 By deeds of might, in justice wrought. 
 The Lord will grant us what we sought, 
 
 Otn- Saviour, God Most High. 
 
 On Thy sustaining arm depend. 
 To icarth's and' sea's remotest end. 
 
 All men in every age. 
 Thy strength establishes the hills. 
 Thy word the roaring billows stills, 
 
 And calms the peoples' rage. 
 
 The tribes of earth's remotest lands 
 Behold the tokens of Thy hands 
 
 And bow in godly fear; 
 The east, where beams the morning light, 
 The west, in evening glories bright, 
 
 Rejoice, for Thou art near. 
 
 Thou visitest the earth in lovie 
 And sendest showers from above, 
 
 Enriching all the land ; 
 Thy streams exhaustless bless the field, 
 Preparing it the grain to yield 
 
 Provided by Thy hand. 
 
 The furrows, sown with living grain, 
 Are softened by Thy gentle rain 
 
 The springing corn to bless ; 
 The year with goodness Thou dost crown, 
 Rich gifts in mercy sending down 
 
 To cheer the wilderness. 
 
 The hills and vales, with verdure clad. 
 Are girt with joy, the earth is glad; 
 
 New life is all abroad; 
 With feeding flocks the pastures teem. 
 With golden grain the valleys gleam; 
 
 All nature praises God. 
 
 PSALM 6s. 75 and 6s. 
 
 Praise waits for Thee in Zion ; 
 
 All men shall worship there 
 And pay their vows before Thee, 
 
 O God Who hearcst prayer. 
 Our sins rise up against us. 
 
 Prevailing day by day. 
 But Thou wilt show us mercy 
 
 And take their guilt away. 
 
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How blest the man Thou callest 
 
 •And bringest near to 'L'hee, 
 That in Thy courts forever 
 
 His dwelling-place may be. 
 lie shall within Thy temple 
 
 Be satisfied with grace, 
 And filled with all the goodness 
 
 Of Thy most hoily place. 
 
 O God of our salvation, 
 
 Since Thou dost I'ove the right, 
 Thou wilt an answer send us 
 
 In wondrous deeds of might. 
 In all earth's habitations. 
 
 On all the boundless sea, 
 Man finds no sure reliance. 
 
 No peace, apart from Thee. 
 
 Thy might sets fast the mountains ; 
 
 Strength girds Thee evermore 
 To calm the raging peoples 
 
 And still the ocean's roar. 
 Thy majesty and greatness 
 
 Are through all lands confessed, 
 And joy on earth Thou scndest 
 
 Afar, from east to west. 
 
 To bless the earth Thou sendest 
 
 Ffom Thy abundant store 
 The waters of the spring-time, 
 
 Enriching it once mbre. 
 The seed by Thee provided 
 
 Is sown o'er hill and plain. 
 And Thou with gentle showers 
 
 Dost bless the springing grain. 
 
 The year with good Thou crownest, 
 
 The earth Thy mercy fills. 
 The wilderness is fruitful, 
 
 And joyful are the hills. 
 With corn the vales are covered, 
 
 The flocks in pastures graze ; 
 AH nature joins in singing 
 
 A joyful song of praise. 
 
 PSALM 65. C. M. Selection. 
 
 Praise waits in Zi'on, Lord, for Thee; 
 
 There we will pay our vow; 
 O Thou, the God that hearest prayer, 
 
 Before Thee all shall bow. 
 
 Against me my besetting sins 
 
 Prevail from, day to day; 
 But Thou in Thy forgiving grace 
 
 Wilt take them- all away. 
 
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O blest the man whom Thou dost choose 
 
 And draw in love to Thee, 
 That in Thy sacred courts, O Lord, 
 
 He may a dweller be. 
 
 We surely shall be satisfied 
 With Thine abundant grace, 
 
 Yea, with the goodness of Thy house, 
 Of Thy m'ost holy place. 
 
 PSALM 66. C. M. 
 
 All lands, to God in joyful sounds 
 
 Aloft your voices raise ; 
 Sing forth the honor of His Name, 
 
 And glorious make His praise. 
 
 Say ye to God, How terrible 
 In all Thy works art TlTou ! 
 
 To Thee Thy foes by Thy great power 
 Shall be constrained to bow. 
 
 Yea, all the earth shall worship Thee, 
 
 And unto Thee shall sing; 
 To Thy great Name shall songs of joy 
 
 With loud hosannas ring. 
 
 O come, behold the works of God, 
 
 His mighty doings see; 
 In dealing with the sons of men 
 
 Most wionderful is He. 
 
 He led in safety through the flood 
 
 The people of His choice ; 
 He turned the sea t'o solid ground ; 
 
 In Him let us rejoice. 
 
 He rules forever by His might, 
 
 Hiis eyes the nations try; 
 Let not the proud rebellious ones 
 
 Exalt themselves on high. 
 
 XL 
 
 O all ye peoples, bless our God, 
 Aloud proclaim His praise, 
 
 Who safely holds our soul in life, 
 And steadfast makes our ways. 
 
 Thou, Lord, hast proved and tested us 
 
 As silver tried by fire; 
 Thy hand has mad'e our burden great 
 
 And thwarted our desire. 
 
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Througli pain and trouble Thou hast led, 
 . And humbled all our pride; 
 But, in the end, to liberty 
 And wealth Thy hand did guide. 
 
 Hiere in Thy house I give to Thee 
 The life that Thou dost bless, 
 
 And pay the solemn vows I made 
 When I was in distress. 
 
 Come, yc that fear the Lord, and hear 
 
 What lie has done for me; 
 My cry for help is turned to praise, 
 
 For Hie has set me free. 
 
 If in my heart I sin regard, 
 
 My prayer He will not hear ; 
 But truly God has heard my voice, 
 
 My prayer has reached His ear. 
 
 O let the Lord, our gracious God, 
 
 Forever blessed be. 
 Who has not turned my prayer from Him, 
 
 Nor yet His grace from me. 
 
 PSALM 66. C. P. M. Selection. 
 
 Come all ye people, bless our God 
 And tell Hlis glorious praise abroad, 
 
 Who holds our soul in life. 
 Who never lets our feet be moved 
 u\nd, though our faith He oft has proved. 
 
 Upholds us in the strife. 
 
 We oome with offerings to His house, 
 And here we pay the solemn vows 
 
 We uttered in distress ; 
 To Himi our all we dedicate; 
 To Him we wholly consecrate 
 
 The lives His mercies bless. 
 
 Come, hear, all ye that fear the Lord, 
 While I with grateful heart record 
 
 What God has done for mie; 
 I cried to Hini in deep distress, 
 And now His wondrous grace I bless, 
 
 For He has set me free. 
 
 The Lord, Who turns away the plea 
 Of those who love iniquity, 
 
 Has answered my request; 
 He has not turned away my prayer, 
 His grace and love He makes me share; 
 
 His Name be ever West. 
 
 95 
 
PSALM 67. 7s and 6s. 
 
 O God, to us show mercy 
 
 And bless us in Thy grace; 
 Cause Thou to shine upon us 
 
 The brightness of Thy face; 
 That so Thy way mtist holy 
 
 On earth may soon be known, 
 And unto every people 
 
 Thy saving grace be shown. 
 
 O God, let all mien praise Thee, 
 
 Let all the nations sing. 
 In every land let praises 
 
 And songs of gladness ring; 
 For Thou shalt judge the people 
 
 In truth and righteousness, 
 And through the earth the nations 
 
 Shall Thy just rule confess. 
 
 O God, Let people praise Thee, 
 
 Let all the nations sing, 
 For earth in rich abundance 
 
 To us her fruit shall bring. 
 The Lord our God shall bless us. 
 
 Our God shall blessing send ; 
 And all the earth shall fear Him. 
 
 To its remotest end. 
 
 PSALM 67. S. M. 
 
 Lord, bless and pity us. 
 Shine on us with Thy face, 
 
 That all the earth Thy way may know 
 And men may see Thy grace. 
 
 Thy praise, O gracious God, 
 
 Let all the nations sing; 
 Let all men worship Thee with joy 
 
 And songs of gladness bring. 
 
 The nations Thou wilt judge 
 And lead them in Thy ways ; 
 
 Let all men praise Thy Name, O God, 
 Let all the people praise. 
 
 The earth her fruit shall yield. 
 For God, our God, will bless : 
 
 We shall be blest, and all the world 
 His glory shall confess. 
 
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PSALM 67. L. M. 
 
 O God, be merciful and bless, 
 And let us see Thy shining face, 
 
 That all the earth may know Thy way, 
 And all men taste Thy saving grace. 
 
 O let the nations praiae Thee, Lord, 
 
 Let all give thanks with glad accord. 
 
 O let the nati'ons all be glad 
 
 And sing to G'od with joy and mirth, 
 For Thou shall judge with equity 
 
 And lead the nations of the earth. 
 O let the nations praise Thee, Lord, 
 Let all give thanks with glad accord. 
 
 The earth has yielded her increase, 
 
 And God, yea, our own God, shall bless ; 
 
 We shall be blest, and all the earth 
 Shall reverently His Name confess. 
 
 O let the nations praise Thee, Lord, 
 
 Let all give thanks with glad accord. 
 
 PSALM 68. L. M. 
 
 I. 
 
 Let God arise, and by His might 
 Let all His foes be put to flight ; 
 But, O ye righteous, gladly sing, 
 Exult before your God and King. 
 
 Jehovah's praises sound abroad, 
 Rejoice before the living God ; 
 Prepare the way that He may come 
 And make the desert places bloom. 
 
 A father of the fatherless, 
 
 A judge of widows in distress, 
 
 Is God, the God of boundless grace. 
 
 Who dwells within His holy place. 
 
 God frees the captive and He sends 
 The blessednesiS of home and friends. 
 And only those in darkness stay 
 Who will not trust Him and olaey. 
 
 n. 
 
 God saved His people from distress 
 And led them through the wilderness; 
 Then mountains trembled in their place. 
 The heavens were bowed before His face. 
 
 97 
 
With copious showers Thou didst assuage 
 The thirsting- of Thy heritage ; 
 Thy congregation dwelt 'secure; 
 Thou, God, art gracious to the poor. 
 
 The Lord sent forth His mighty word, 
 And shouts of victory were heard ; 
 The women came, a mighty throng. 
 To join the glad triumphant song. 
 
 When God His chosen people led. 
 
 The kings and armies turned and fled; 
 
 The hosts of God victorious fought. 
 
 And home their spoils and trophies brought, 
 
 God's people rested, free from care, 
 In glorious peace and beauty fair; 
 Their mighty King did overthrow 
 The hostile kings like driven snow. 
 
 All mountains unto God belong. 
 But Zion's holy mountaims strong 
 Above them all the Lord loves well. 
 And there Hie will forever dwell. 
 
 Great hosts to holy wars have trod. 
 The armies of the living God ; 
 Among them He reveals His face. 
 The God of justice and of grace. 
 
 Thou ha'st ascended up on high 
 
 And captive led captivity; 
 
 They come with gifts, who did rebel. 
 
 That with them God the Lord might dwell. 
 
 HL 
 
 Blest be the Lord ! For us He cares 
 And daily all our burden bears ; 
 Our God is mighty, strong to save; 
 Jehovah frees us from the grave. 
 
 God's unrelenting enemies 
 No peace shall find in earth or seas; 
 His people shall triumphant go 
 Victorious over every foe. 
 
 With glorious pomp our King and God 
 Has entered into His abode 
 With sacred minstrelsy and song. 
 While maidens with their timbrels throng. 
 
 Assemble ye before His face. 
 All ye that spring from Israel's race; 
 Ye chosen tribes, with one accord 
 Come ye, and bless your God, the Lord. 
 
 98 
 
IV. 
 
 O Zion,- 'tis thy God's command 
 That thou in strength securely stand ; 
 O God, confirm and 'strengthen still, 
 Thy purposes in us fulfil. 
 
 O Thou, Whose glorious tiemple stands 
 In Zion, famed through heathen lands, — 
 Kings shall Thy power and glory see, 
 And bring their presents unto Thee. 
 
 Thou wilt rebuke the fierce and strong 
 Who hate the right and choose the wrong, 
 And scatter those who peace abhor, 
 The nations that delight in war. 
 
 The heathen princes yet shall flee 
 
 From idols and return to Thee; 
 
 Earth's sinful and benighted lands 
 
 To God shall soon 'Stretch out their hands. 
 
 Praise God and sing His matchless worth, 
 Ye kings and kingdoms of the earth; 
 He dwells within the heavenly height, 
 And utters forth His voice of might. 
 
 Ascribe ye strength to God on high ; 
 His might transcendent fills the sky; 
 His glory and omnipotence 
 Remain His people's sure defense. 
 
 Forth from Thy dwelling-place, O God, 
 Thine c.wful glory shines abroad; 
 Thy people's strength is all from Thiee ; 
 Blest be Thy Name eternally. 
 
 PSALM 68. 7s and 6s. Selection. 
 
 O Lord, Thou hast ascended 
 On high in might to reign ; 
 
 Captivity Thou leadest 
 A captive in Thy train. 
 
 Rich gifts to Thee are oflfiered 
 
 By men who did rebel. 
 Who pray that now Jehovah 
 
 Their God with them may dwell. 
 
 Blest be the Lord Who daily 
 Our heavy burden bears. 
 
 The God of our salvation 
 Who for His people cares. 
 
 Our God is near to help us, 
 Our God is strong to save; 
 
 The Lord alone is able 
 
 'i'o rauisom from the grave. 
 
 99 
 
Sing unto God, ye nations, 
 Ye kingdoms of the earth ; 
 
 Sing unto God, all people. 
 
 And prai'sie His matchless worth. 
 
 He rides in roj'al triumph 
 Upon the heavens abroad ; 
 
 He speaks, the mountains tremble 
 Before the voice of God. 
 
 All glory, might, and honor 
 Ascribe to God on high ; 
 
 His arm protects His people 
 Who on His power nely. 
 
 Forth from Thy holy dwelling 
 Thine awful glories shine ; 
 
 Thou strengthenest Thy people; 
 Unending praise be Thine. 
 
 PSALM 69. CM. 
 T. 
 
 Save me, O God, because the floods 
 
 Come in upon my soul ; 
 I sink in depths where none can stand, 
 
 Deep waters o'er me roll. 
 
 My constant calling wearies me, 
 My throat is parched and dried ; 
 
 Mine eyes grow dim while for my God 
 Still waiting I abide. 
 
 The foes who hate me unprovoked 
 Aie strong and still increase. 
 
 Though to disarm their enmity 
 My right I yield for peace. 
 
 O God, my folly and my sin 
 
 Thy holy eye can see ; 
 Yet save from shame. Lord God of Hosts, 
 
 Thy saints that wait on Thee. 
 
 Forbid, O God, our covenant God, 
 That those who seek Thy face 
 
 Should isee Thy servant put to shame 
 And share in my disgrace. 
 
 It is for Thee I am reproached, 
 
 For Thee I suffer shame, 
 Until my brethren know me not, 
 
 And hated is my name. 
 
It is my zeal for Thine abode 
 That has consumed my life ; 
 
 Reproached by those reproaching Thee, 
 1 suffer in the strife. 
 
 I wept, with fasting bowed my soul, 
 Yet that was made my shame ; 
 
 When I in sackcloth clothed myself, 
 Their byword I became. 
 
 The men who sit within the gate 
 With slander do me wrong; 
 
 And they who linger at their cups 
 Make me their jest and song. 
 
 II. 
 
 In full assurance of Thy grace 
 To Thee my prayers ascend ; 
 
 In Thine abounding love and truth, 
 O God, salvation send. 
 
 Preserve my sinking soul, I pray. 
 From- tides of hatred save ; 
 
 Let not the waters overflow; 
 Redeem me from the grave. 
 
 Because Thy mercy, Lord, is good, 
 
 O answer me in grace; 
 And in the riches of Thy love 
 
 O turn to me Thy face. 
 
 Hide not Thy face from my distress, 
 
 A speedy answer send; 
 Draw near to me, my soul redeem, 
 
 From all my foes defend. 
 
 Well known to Thee is my reproach, 
 My shame and my disgrace; 
 
 The adversaries of my soul 
 Are all before Thy face. 
 
 My heart is broken by reproach, 
 
 My soul is full of grief; 
 I looked in vain for comforters. 
 
 For pity and relief. 
 
 They gave me bitter gall for food. 
 And taunting words they spake ; 
 
 They gave me vimegar to drink, 
 My burning thirst to slake. 
 
 Their peace and plenty be their snare ; 
 
 In blindness let them grope; 
 Thine indignation on them pour. 
 
 And desolate their hope. 
 
Because they proudly persecute 
 Those whom Thou, Lord, dost smite, 
 
 Let them be blotted from Thy book 
 And banished from Thy sight. 
 
 in. 
 
 Though I am poor and sorrowful, 
 Hear Thou, O God, my cry; 
 
 Let Thy salvation come to me 
 And lift nue up on high. 
 
 Then will I praise my God with song. 
 
 To Him my thanks shall rise, 
 And this shall please Jehovah more 
 
 Than offered sacrifice. 
 
 The meek shall see it and rejoice; 
 
 Ye saints, no more be sad ; 
 For lo, Jehovah hears the poor 
 
 And makes His prisoners glad. 
 
 Let heaven and earth and seas rejoice, 
 
 Let all therein give praise; 
 For Zion God will surely save. 
 
 Her broken walls will raise. 
 
 In Zion they that love His Name 
 Shall dwell from age to age ; 
 
 Yea, there shall be their lasting rest. 
 Their children's heritage. 
 
 PSALM 69. IDS. Selection. 
 
 Thy loving-kindness, Lord, is good and free, 
 In tender mercy turn Thou unto me; 
 Hide not Thy face from me in my distress, 
 In nuercy hear my prayer, Thy servant bless. 
 
 Needy and sorrowful, to Thee I cry ; 
 Let Thy salvation set my soul on high ; 
 Then I will sing and praise Thy holy Name, 
 My thankful song Thy mercy shall proclaim. 
 
 With joy the meek shall see my soul restored. — 
 Your heart shall live, ye saints that seek the Lord, 
 He helps the needy and regards their cries, 
 Those in distress the Lord will not despise. 
 
 Let heaven above His grace and glory tell, 
 
 Let earth and sea and all that in them dwell ; 
 
 Salvation to His people God will give. 
 
 And they that love His Name with llim shall live. 
 
PSALM 70. S. M. 
 
 Make haste, O God, to save ; 
 
 To hcLp me, Lord, make haste; 
 Ashamed, confounded, they shall be 
 
 Who would my life lay waste. 
 
 Thiey shall be put to shame 
 
 That in my hurt delight. 
 And backward in dishonor turned, 
 
 Their mocking to requite. 
 
 All they that seek Thy face 
 
 With joy in Thee abide. 
 And, loving Thy salvation, say, 
 
 Let God be magnified. 
 
 Li need .im I, and poor; 
 
 O God, make haste, I pray ; 
 Thou art my Saviour and my help ; 
 
 O Lord, make no delay. 
 
 PSALM 70. IIS and 8s. 
 
 Make haste, O my God, to deliver, I pray; 
 
 O Lord, to my rescue make haste ; 
 Let those who would harm me be filled with dismay, 
 
 And in their own folly disgraced. 
 
 Let them be turned back in confusion, O Lord, 
 
 Who in my destruction would joy; 
 Let shame and defeat be their only reward, 
 
 Who sneers and derision employ. 
 
 May all those who seek Thee, and make Thee their choice. 
 
 Great gladness and blessedness see ; 
 May all those who love Thy salvation rejoice 
 
 And constantly magnify Thee. 
 
 I cry in deep need and Thy help I implore ; 
 
 Make haste to the rescue, I pray; 
 My Saviour Thou art, and. my strength evermore; 
 
 No longer Thy coming delay. 
 
 PSALM 71. C. M. 
 I. 
 
 In Thee, O Lord, I put my trust ; 
 
 Shamed never let me be ; 
 O save me in Thy righteousness. 
 
 Give ear, and rescue me. 
 
 Be Thou my rock, my dwelling-place. 
 
 Forever mine, as now ; 
 Salvation Thou hast willed for me; 
 
 My rock and fortress. Thou. 
 
 103 
 
Deliver me from wicked hands, 
 
 Save me from men unjust; 
 For Thou, Jehovah, art my hope, 
 
 From youth Thou art my trust. 
 
 Thou hast upheld me in Thy grace 
 From childhood's early days ; 
 
 To Thee from Whom I life received 
 Will I give constant praise. 
 
 II. 
 
 Though troubles great o'ershadow me, 
 
 Thou art my refuge strong ; 
 My mouth shall praise Thee all the day, 
 
 Thine honor be my song. 
 
 Ca'st me not off when hoary age 
 
 Becomes my weary lot. 
 And in the days of failine strength 
 
 Do Thou forsake me not. 
 
 My foes are strong and confident, 
 
 For I to them appear 
 As one forsaken by his God, 
 
 With none to help me near. 
 
 My God, be Thou not far from me, 
 
 Make haste to hear my call ; 
 Ashamed, consumed be all my foes. 
 
 Dishonored let them fall. 
 
 But I will ever hope in Thee, 
 My ceaseless praise is Thine; 
 
 I will declare Thy countless deeds 
 Of truth and grace divine. 
 
 Yea, I will tell the .mighty acts 
 Performed by God the Lord ; 
 
 Thy righteousness, and Thine alone, 
 With praise I will record. 
 
 For from my early youth, O God, 
 By Thee have I been taught. 
 
 And faithfully have I declared 
 The wonders Thou hast wrought. 
 
 III. 
 
 O gracious God, forsake me not 
 
 When I am old and gray. 
 That unto those that follow me 
 
 I may Thy might display. 
 
 Thy perfect righteousness, O God, 
 The height of heaven exceeds ; 
 
 O who is like to Thee, Who hast 
 Performed such mighty deeds? 
 
 104 
 
Thou Who hast sent nie many griefs 
 
 Wilt yet my soul restore, 
 And out of sorrow's, lowest depths 
 
 Wilt bring me forth once more. 
 
 O turn again and comfort me, 
 My waning strength increase. 
 
 And for Thy faithfulness, O God, 
 My praise shall never cease. 
 
 Thou Holy One of Israel, 
 
 To Thee sweet songs I raise ; 
 
 The soul Thou hast redeemed from death 
 Shall give Thee joyful praise. 
 
 My enemies that seek my hurt 
 
 Thy help has put to shame : 
 My thankful tongue will ceaselessly 
 
 Thy righteousness proclaim. 
 
 PSALM ^2. C. M. 
 
 O God, to Thine Anointed King 
 Give truth and righteousness ; 
 
 Thy people He will ju'stly judge 
 And give the poor redress. 
 
 Then every fruitful mountainside 
 
 Shall yield its rich increase, 
 And righteousness in all the land 
 
 Shall bear the fruit of peace. 
 
 The poor man's cause He will maintain, 
 
 The needy He will bless. 
 And He will break the strength of those 
 
 Who would the poor oppress. 
 
 So men shall fear Thee while the sun 
 
 In daily splendor glows. 
 And through all ages, while the moon 
 
 On earth its light bestows. 
 
 Like rain upon the new-mown grass. 
 
 That falls refreshingly, 
 Like gentle showers that cheer the earth, 
 
 So shall His coming be. 
 
 The righteou's in His glorious day 
 
 Shall flourish and increase; 
 The earth, until the moon shall fade. 
 
 Shall have abundant peace. 
 
 His wide dominion shall extend 
 
 From sea to utmost sea. 
 And unto earth's remotest lx)unds 
 
 His peaceful rule shall be. 
 
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The tribes that in the desert dwell 
 Shall bow before Hi's throne ; 
 
 His enemies shall be subdued, 
 And He shall rule alone. 
 
 The kings shall come from distant lands 
 
 And islands of the sea ; 
 Oblations they shall bring to Him 
 
 And wait on bended knee. 
 
 Yea, all the kings shall bow to Him, 
 
 His rule all nations hail ; 
 He will regard the poor man's cry 
 
 When other helpers fail. 
 
 The poor and needy He shall spare, 
 And save their souls from fear; 
 
 He shall redeem them from all wrong; 
 Their life to Him is dear. 
 
 So they shall live, and bring to Him 
 
 Their gifts of finest gold ; 
 For Him shall constant prayer be made, 
 
 His praise each day be told. 
 
 Abundant fields of grain shall wave 
 
 All white for harvesting, 
 And lx5undless joy and gladness fill 
 
 The city of the King. 
 
 His Name, enduring like the sun, 
 
 Shall ever be confessed; 
 All nations shall be blest in Him, 
 
 All men shall call Him blessed. 
 
 Blest be the Lxjrd, our fathers' God, 
 
 Eternal King of kings, 
 Who only is omniipotent, 
 
 Performing wondrous things. 
 
 Blest be His great and glorious Name 
 
 Forevermore, Amen, 
 And let His glory fill the earth 
 
 From shore to shore. Amen. 
 
 PSALM 72. C. M. Doxology. 
 
 Blest be the Lord, our fathers' God, 
 
 Eternal King of kings. 
 Who only is omnipotent, 
 
 Performing wondrous things. 
 
 Blest be His great and glorious Name 
 
 Forevermore, Amen, 
 And let His glory fill the earth 
 
 From shore to shore. Amen. 
 
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PSALM ^2. C. M. Doxology. 
 
 Now blessed be Jehovah, God, 
 
 The God of Israel, 
 Who only doeth wondrous works. 
 
 In glory that excel. 
 
 And blessed be His glorious Name 
 
 To all eternity ; 
 The whole earth let His glory fill. 
 
 Amen. So let it be. 
 
 PSALM 72. L. M. 
 
 O God, be Thine Anointed Son 
 
 With truth and righteousness endowed. 
 
 That justice may on earth be done, 
 The meek protected from the proud. 
 
 Then over mountainside and plairu 
 
 Shall peace spring forth from righteousness; 
 The poor man's cause will He maintain, 
 
 And save the weak, that none oppress. 
 
 Then shall Thy fear on earth be known 
 Long as the sun and moon shall shine ; 
 
 While endless generations run 
 
 Kingdom and glory shall be Thine. 
 
 Like copious rain in time of dearth. 
 So shall His gracious coming be ; 
 
 As gentle showers that cheer the earth, 
 So He shall bring prosperity. 
 
 The just shall flourish in His day, 
 And evermore shall peace extend ; 
 
 From sea to seaj shall be His sway, 
 And to the earth's remotest end. 
 
 The desert lands to Him shall bow. 
 
 And all the islands of the sea ; 
 And kings with gifts shall pay their vow, 
 
 His enemies shall bend the knee. 
 
 In great compassion for the weak 
 He ever will maintain their right, 
 
 Will help the poor and save the meek; 
 Their lives are precious in His sight. 
 
 His saints shall live, and to the King 
 Rich gifts in tribute shall be paid; 
 
 His praises men shall ever sing, 
 For H'im shall endless prayer be made. 
 
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Abundant fields for harvest white 
 
 Already wave in every land, 
 And Zion's citizens delight 
 
 And prosper in their King's command. 
 
 His Name shall evermore abide, 
 In Him shall all the world be blest; 
 
 By all the nations far and wide 
 His praise shall ever be confessed. 
 
 Now blessed be the Mighty One, 
 
 Jehovah, God of Israel, 
 For He alone has wonders done, 
 
 And deeds in glory that excel. 
 
 And blessed be His glorious Name, 
 Long as the ages shall endure ; 
 
 O'er all the earth extend His fame. 
 Amen, Amen, forevermore. 
 
 PSALM -72. 6s and 53. Selection. 
 
 Christ shall have dominion 
 
 Over land and sea ; 
 Earth's remotest regions 
 
 Shall His empire be; 
 They that wilds inhabit 
 
 Shall their worship bring; 
 Kings shall render tribute. 
 
 Nations serve our King. 
 
 When the needy seek Him, 
 
 He will mercy show ; 
 Yea, the weak and helpless 
 
 Shall His pity know ; 
 He will surely save them 
 
 From oppression's might, 
 For their lives are precious 
 
 In His holy sight. 
 
 Ever and forever 
 
 Shall His Name endure; 
 Long as suns continue 
 
 It shall stand secure; 
 And in Him forever 
 
 All men shall be blest. 
 And all nations hail Him 
 
 King of kings confessed. 
 
 Unto God Almighty 
 
 Joyful Zion sings ; 
 He alone is glorious. 
 
 Doing wondrous things. 
 Evermore, ye people. 
 
 Bless His glorious Name, 
 His eternal glory 
 
 Through the earth proclaim. 
 
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PSALM 77,. IIS. 
 
 God loveth the righteous, His goodness- is sure, 
 He never forsaketh the good and the pure; 
 Yet once my faithi faltered, I envied the proud 
 At ease, while in anguish my spirit was bowed. 
 
 The wicked are prospered and firm in their strength, 
 No pangs do they suffer, though death come at length; 
 They are not in trouble as other men are, 
 The plagues of their fellows they view from afar. 
 
 In garments of boasting and violence decked, 
 With wealth more abundant than heart could expect, 
 They scoff, and the helpless they proudly oppress ; 
 The heavens and the earth they assume to possess. 
 
 Despising Go'd's people, they cause them to drain 
 The cup of oppression, injustice, and pain; 
 They question God's knowledge and boldly defy 
 The might and the justice of God the Most High. 
 
 The wicked, grown wealthy, have comfort and peace, 
 While I, daily chastened, see troubles increase, 
 And, wronging God's children, I cried in my pain, 
 That clean hands are worthless, and pure hearts are vain. 
 
 I went to God's temiple : my doubts were dispelled ; 
 The end of life's journey I clearly beheld. 
 I saw in what peril ungodly men stand 
 With sudden destruction and ruin at hand. 
 
 As when one awaking forgetteth his dream. 
 So God will despise them, though great they may seem j 
 My envy was senseless, my grief was for nought, 
 Because I was faithless, and foolish my thought. 
 
 Lo, I, though afflicted, am ever with Thee ; 
 
 My hand is in Thy hand, Thou carest for me ; 
 
 My soul with Thy counsel through life Thou wilt guide, 
 
 And afterward make me in glory abide. 
 
 In glory Thou only my portion shalt be. 
 On earth for none other I long but for Thee ; 
 My flesh and heart falter, but God is my stay. 
 The strength of my spirit, my portion for aye. 
 
 All they that forsake Thee must perish and die. 
 But near to my Saviour most blessed am I. 
 I make Thee my refuge, my Lord and my God ; 
 Thy grace and Thy glory I publish abroad. 
 
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PSALM 72,. C. M. Selection. 
 
 In sweet communion, Lord, with Thee 
 
 I constantly abide ; 
 My hand Thou holdest in Thine own 
 
 To keep me near Thy side. 
 
 Thy counsel through my earthly way 
 
 Shall guide me and control, 
 And then to glory afterward 
 
 Thou wilt receive my soul. 
 
 Whom have I, Lord, in heaven but Thee, 
 
 To Whom my thoughts aspire? 
 And, having Thee, on earth is nought 
 
 That I can yet desire. 
 
 Though flesh and heart should faint and fail, 
 
 The Lord will ever be 
 The strength and portion of my heart, 
 
 My God eternally. 
 
 To live apart from God is death ; 
 
 'Tis good His face to seek; 
 My refuge is the living God; 
 
 His praise I long to speak. 
 
 PSALM 72,- 6s and 4s. Selection. 
 
 God, how good Thou art 
 To all the pure of heart, 
 
 Though life seems vain ; 
 Burdened with anxious care, 
 
 1 groped in dark despair. 
 Till in Thy house of prayer 
 
 All v;as made plain. 
 
 Ever, O Lord, with Thee, 
 All shall be well with me, 
 
 Held by Thy hand ; 
 And Thou wilt guide my feet 
 By Thine own counsel sweet, 
 Till I, for glory meet. 
 
 In glory stand. 
 
 In earth or heaven above 
 Who is there that I love 
 
 Compared with Thee? 
 My heart may faint with fears, 
 But God my strength appears, 
 And will to endless years 
 
 My portion be. 
 
 O it is good that I 
 
 May still to God draw nigh, 
 
 As 'oft before. 
 The Lord Jehovah blest. 
 My refuge and my rest, 
 Shall be in praise confessed 
 
 Forevermore. 
 
PSALM 74 CM. 
 
 O wherefore hast Thou cast us off, 
 
 O God, our God of old? 
 Why art Tliou angry with Thy sheep, 
 
 The sheep of Thine own fold? 
 
 Remember Thine inheritance, 
 Thy Church, redeemed by grace ; 
 
 Remember Zion's miount profaned, 
 Thine ancient dwelling-place. 
 
 In ruin long Thy temple lies ; 
 
 Arise, O God of grace. 
 And see the ruin foes have wrought 
 
 Within Thy holy place. 
 
 Amid Thy courts are lifted high 
 
 The standards of the foe, 
 And impious hands with axe and fire 
 
 Have laid Thy tennple low. 
 
 They have profaned the holy place 
 Where Thou hast set Thy Name ; 
 
 The sanctuaries of our God 
 Are given to the flame. 
 
 We see no signs of power divine, 
 No prophet speaks for Thee, 
 
 And none can tell, and none can know, 
 How long these woes shall be. 
 
 How long, O God, shall blasphemy 
 And shame reproach our land? 
 
 Why dost Thou not destroy Thy foes 
 With Thine almighty hand? 
 
 O God, Thou art our King of old. 
 Salvation Thou hast wrought ; 
 
 In safety through the mighty sea 
 Our fathers Thou hast brought. 
 
 With mighty arm Thou didst destroy 
 
 The pride of boastful man, 
 And for Thy people made a path 
 
 Where mighty waters ran. 
 
 The day is Thine, and Thine the night, 
 And Thine the shining sun ; 
 
 At Thv command earth's bounds are set 
 And changing seasons run. 
 
 Mark how Thine enemies, O Lord, 
 Against Ihee proudly speak; 
 
 Preserve Thy saints from wicked men. 
 Be mindful of the meek. 
 
Fulfil, O Lord, Thy covenant, 
 
 Our strong protector be, 
 For in the earth are dark abodes 
 
 Of crime and cruelty. 
 
 Let not Thy saints be put to shame ; 
 
 No longer in Thy sight 
 Permit Thy foes to vaunt themselves : 
 
 Lord, vindicate the right. 
 
 PSALM 75- CM. 
 
 To Thee, O God, we render thanks. 
 To Thee give thanks sincere. 
 
 Because Thy wondrous works declare 
 That Thou art ever near. 
 
 Thy righteous judgniient. Thou hast said, 
 
 Shall in due time appear. 
 And Thou Who didst establish it 
 
 Wilt fill the earth with fear. 
 
 Thou teachest meekness to the proud, 
 
 And makest sinners know 
 That none is judge but God alone, 
 
 To honor or bring low. 
 
 Jehovah holds a foaming cup. 
 
 And holds it not in vain. 
 For all the wicked of the earth 
 
 Its bitter dregs shall drain. 
 
 The God of Israel I will praise 
 
 And all His glory show ; 
 The righteous He will high exalt 
 
 And bring the wicked low. 
 
 PSALM ^(i. 8s and 7s. 
 
 God is known among His people. 
 Every mouth His praises fill; 
 
 From of old He hath established 
 His abode on Zion's hill ; 
 
 There He brake the sword and arrow, 
 Bade the noise of war be still. 
 
 Excellent and glorious art Thou, 
 With Thy trophies from the fray; 
 
 Thou hast slain the valiant-hearted. 
 Wrapt in sleep of death are they. 
 
 When Thine anger once is risen. 
 Who can stand in that dread day? 
 
When from heaven Thy sentence sounded, 
 All the earth in fear was still, 
 
 While to save the meek and lowly 
 God in judgment wrought His will; 
 
 Even the wrath of man shall praise Thee, 
 Thy designs it shall fulfil. 
 
 Vow and pay ye to Jehovah, 
 
 Him your God forever own ; 
 All men, bring your gifts before Him, 
 
 Worship Him, and Him alone. 
 Mighty kings obey and fear Him, 
 
 Princes bow before His throne. 
 
 PSALM -;(). L. M. Selection. 
 
 Among His people God is known 
 
 Most glorious in His might and grace ; 
 
 He makes Jerusalem His throne, 
 
 Her peaceful hills His dwelling-place. 
 
 When God the righteous judge appeared 
 To save the meek from wrong and shame, 
 
 The earth stood still and greatly feared ; 
 Then forth from- heaven His sentence came. 
 
 The wrath of man shall praise the Lord, 
 Restrained by His almighty will ; 
 
 Your vows to God the King record. 
 Your covenant made with Him fulfil. 
 
 Let all to Him their presents bring, 
 To Him Whom all the world should fear ; 
 
 Ye kings and princes, own your King, 
 
 With reverence and with awe draw near. 
 
 PSALM yy. L. M. 
 
 To God for help will I repair, 
 To God will I direct my prayer. 
 And surely He will answer me, 
 His great salvation I shall see. 
 
 In long-continued grief I stand 
 
 And seek the Lord with out-stretched hand ; 
 
 I find no comfort for my soul. 
 
 The clouds of darkness o'er me roll, 
 
 I think of God and call to mind 
 His goodness, yet no peace I find ; 
 I still pour out my sad complaints. 
 My burdened spirit almost faints. 
 
 With sleepless eyes and speechless grief 
 I search the past to find relief, 
 The former years when days were bright. 
 And songs of gladness cheered my night. 
 
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My constant meditations bring 
 My heart to anxious questioning: 
 Has God cast off, and will He be 
 No longer merciful to me? 
 
 Has God forgotten to be kind? 
 Shall I His promise faithless find? 
 For me shall wrath henceforth replace 
 His tender mercies and His grace? 
 
 In weakness I was pressed with fear. 
 But better hopes my spirit cheer; 
 Past mercies lead me to rely 
 Upon the help of God Most High. 
 
 Thy deeds, O Lord, will I relate 
 And on Thy wonders meditate ; 
 Thy way, O God, is just and right. 
 And none is like to Thee in might. 
 
 Among the nations Thou hast shown 
 Thy wondrous power and made it known ; 
 Thou art the God that mightily 
 Redeemed and set Thy people free. 
 
 At sight of Thee the waters fled, 
 The quaking clouds their torrents shed. 
 The lightnings flashed, the thunder pealed, 
 The trembling earth her fear revealed. 
 
 Thy way, O God, was in the sea. 
 But, though Thy paths mysterious be, 
 Thy people Thou didst safely keep 
 As shepherds lead their helpless sheep. 
 
 PSALM ^7■ L. M. 
 
 To God will I direct my prayer. 
 
 And He will make my needs His care; 
 
 I trust Him- still, though in my grief 
 
 No answer yet has brought relief; 
 
 With hands stretched out through all the night, 
 
 Uncomforted I sought for light. 
 
 The thought of God brought me no peace. 
 But rather made my fears increase ; 
 With sleepless eyes and speechless pain 
 My fainting spirit grieved in vain ; 
 The blessedness of long ago 
 Made deeper still my present woe. 
 
 Recalling days when faith was bright, 
 When songs of gladness filled my night, 
 I pondered o'er my grievious woes 
 And searching questioning arose : 
 Will God cast off, and nevermore 
 His favor to my soul restore? 
 
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1 asked in fear and bitterness, 
 
 Will God forsake me in distress? 
 
 Shall I .His promise faithless hnd? 
 
 Has God forgotten to be kind ? 
 
 Has He in anger hopelessly 
 
 Removed His love and grace irom me? 
 
 These doubts and fears that troubled me 
 
 Were born of my infirmity; 
 
 Though I am weak, God is most high. 
 
 And on His goodness I rely ; 
 
 Of all His v^'onders I will tell, 
 
 And on His deeds my thoughts shall dwell. 
 
 O God, most holy are Thy ways, 
 
 And who like Thee deserves my praise? 
 
 Thou only doest wondrous things ; 
 
 The whole wide world Thy glory sings; 
 
 Thine outstretched arm Thy people saved. 
 
 Though sore distressed and long enslaved. 
 
 O God, from Thee the waters fled, 
 The depths were moved with mighty dread, 
 The swelling clouds their torrents poured, 
 And o'er the earth the tempest roared ; 
 'Mid lightning's flash and thurnder's sound 
 Great trembling shook the solid ground. 
 
 Thy way was in the sea, O God, 
 Through mighty waters, deep and broad; 
 None understood but God alone, 
 To man Thy footsteps were unknown ; 
 But safe Thy people Thou didst keep, 
 Almighty Shepherd of Thy sheep. 
 
 PSALM 77. C. M. Selection. 
 
 I thought upon the days of old. 
 
 The years departed long; 
 I held communion with my heart. 
 
 By night recalled my song. 
 
 My heart inquired with anxious care. 
 
 Will God forever spurn? 
 Shall we no more His favor see? 
 
 Will mercy ne'er return? 
 
 Forever shall His promise fail? 
 
 Has God forgotten grace? 
 Has He withdrawn His tender love, 
 
 In anger hid His face? 
 
 These doubts are my infirmity. 
 My thoughts at once reply; 
 
 I call back years of God's right hand, 
 The years of God Most High. 
 
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I will commemorate, O Lord, 
 Thy wondrous deeds of old, 
 
 And meditate upon Thy works 
 Of power and grace untold. 
 
 O God, most holy is Thy way. 
 Most iperfect, good, and right : 
 
 Thou art the only living God, 
 The God of wondrous might. 
 
 PSALM 78. IDS and lis. 
 
 My people give ear, attend to my word ; 
 In parables new deep truths shall be heard: 
 The vvonderful story our fathers made known 
 To children succeeding by us must be shown. 
 
 Instructing our sons we gladly record 
 The praises, the works, the might of the Lord, 
 For He hath commanded that what He hath done 
 Be passed in tradition from father to son. 
 
 Let children thus learn from history's light 
 To hope in our God and walk in His sight, 
 The God of their fathers to fear and obey. 
 And ne'er like their fathers to turn from His way. 
 
 The story be told, to warn and restrain, 
 
 Of hearts that were hard, rebellious, and vain, 
 
 Of soldiers who faltered when battle was near. 
 
 Who kept not God's covenant nor walked in His fear. 
 
 God's wonderful works to them He had shown, 
 His marvelous deeds their fathers had known; 
 He made for their pathway the waters divide. 
 His glorious pillar of cloud was their guide. 
 
 He gave them to drink, relieving their thirst. 
 And forth from the rock caused water to burst; 
 Yet faithless they tempted their God, and tliey said, 
 Can He Who gave water supply us with bread? 
 
 Jehovah was wroth because they forgot 
 To hope in their God. and trusted Him not; 
 Yet gracious. He opened the doors of the sky 
 And rained down the manna in richest supply. 
 
 With bread from on high their need He supplied, 
 And more did He do when thankless they sighed ; 
 The strong winds commanding from south and from east, 
 He sent them abundance of quail for their feast. 
 
 Though well they were filled, their folly they chose, 
 Till God in His wrath o'erwhelmed them with woes ; 
 He slew of their strongest and smote their young men. 
 But still unbelieving they sinned even then. 
 
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Because of their sin He smote with His rod, 
 And then they returned and sought for their God ; 
 Their Rock and Redeemer was God the Most High, 
 Yet false were their praises, their promise a lie. 
 
 Not right with their God in heart and in will, 
 They faithlessly broke His covenant still ; 
 But He, in compassion, reluctant to sla\'. 
 Forgave them and oft turned His anger away. 
 
 His pity was great, though often they sinned, 
 For they were but flesh, a swift passing wind; 
 Yet though His compassion and grace they beheld, 
 They tempted and grieved Him and often rebelled. 
 
 They limited God, the Most Holy One, 
 And hindered the work His grace had begun; 
 The hand that was mighty to save they forgot, 
 The day of redemption remembering not. 
 
 Ungrateful and blind, no longer they thought 
 
 Of wonders and signs and mighty deeds wrought, 
 
 Of how all the rivers of Egypt ran red, 
 
 And plagues in God's anger were heaped on their head. 
 
 They thought not of how, their freedom to gain. 
 In Egypt's abodes the first-born were slain. 
 And how all God's people were led forth like sheep, 
 The flock He delighted in safety to keep. 
 
 Unharmed through the sea, where perished their foe, 
 He caused them with ease and safety to go ; 
 His holy land gaining, in peace they were brought 
 To dwell in the mountain the Lord's hand had bought. 
 
 He gave them the land, a heritage fair; 
 
 The nations that dwelt in wickedness there 
 
 He drove 'out before them with great overthrow, 
 
 And gave to His people the tents of the foe. 
 
 Again they nebelled and tempted the Lord, 
 Unfaithful they turned to idols abhorred; 
 And God in His anger withdrew from them then, 
 No longer delighting to dwell among men. 
 
 He gave them to death in battle, although 
 His glory and strength were scorned by the foe; 
 Their young men were fallen, their maidens unwed. 
 Their priests slain in battle, none wept for the dead. 
 
 Then mercy awoke, the Lord in His might 
 Returned, and the foes were scattered in flight; 
 Again to His people His favor He showed, 
 And chose in Mount Zion to fix His abode. 
 
 Has servant He called, a shepherd of sheep, 
 From tending his flock, the people to keep; 
 So David, their shepherd, with wisdom and might 
 Protected and fed them and led them aright. 
 
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PSALM 78. C. M. Selection. 
 
 O come, my people, to my law 
 
 Attentively give ear ; 
 With willing heart and teachable 
 
 The words of wisdom hear. 
 
 My mouth shall speak in parables 
 
 Of hidden truths of old, 
 Which, handed down from age to age, 
 
 To us our fathers told. 
 
 We will not from their children hide 
 
 Jehovah's worthy praise. 
 But tell the greatness of His strength. 
 
 His wondrous works and ways. 
 
 A testimony and a law 
 
 The Lord our God decreed, 
 And bade our fathers teach their sons, 
 
 That they His ways might heed. 
 
 He willed that each succeeding race 
 His deeds might learn and know. 
 
 That children's children to their sons 
 Might all these wonders show. 
 
 Let children learn God's righteous ways 
 And on Him stay their heart, 
 
 That they may not forget His works 
 Nor from His ways depart. 
 
 PSALM 79. 8s and 7s. 
 
 In Thy heritage the heathen 
 
 Now, O God, triumphant stand ; 
 They defile Thy holy temple. 
 
 They destroy Thy chosen land. 
 Ruthless, they have slain Thy servants, 
 
 They have caused Thy saints to mourn ; 
 In the sight of all about us 
 
 We endure reproach and scorn. 
 
 O how long against Thy people 
 
 Shall Thine anger burn, O Lord? 
 On Thine enemies, the heathen, 
 
 Be Thine indignation poured. 
 Smite the kingdoms that defy Thee, 
 
 Calling not upon Thy Name ; 
 They have long devoured Thy people 
 
 And have swept Thy land with flame. 
 
 O remember not against us 
 
 Evil by our fathers wrought ; 
 Htiste to help us in Thy mercy ; 
 
 Near to ruin we are brought. 
 Help us, God of our salvation, 
 
 For the glory of Thy Name: 
 For Thy Name's sake come and save us, 
 
 Take away our sin and shame. 
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Let Thy foes no longer scorn Thee ; 
 
 Now avenge Thy servants slain ; 
 Loose the prisoner, save the dying, 
 
 All Thine enemies restrain. 
 Then Thy flock, Thy chosen pe'ople, 
 
 Unto Thee their thanks shall raise, 
 And to every generation 
 
 We will sing Thy glorious praise. 
 
 PSALM 79. S. M. Selection. 
 
 Remember not, O God, 
 
 The sins of long ago ; 
 In tender mercy visit us, 
 
 Distressed and humbled low. 
 
 O Lord, our Saviour, help, 
 
 And glorify Thy Name ; 
 Deliver us from all our sins 
 
 And take away our shame. 
 
 In Thy compassion hear 
 
 Thy prisoners' plaintive sigh. 
 
 And ini the greatness of Thy powei 
 Save those about to die. 
 
 Then, safe within Thy fold, 
 
 We will exalt Thy Name ; 
 Our thankful hearts with songs of joy 
 
 Thy goodness will pr^oclaim. 
 
 PSALM 80. IDS. 
 
 O Thou great Shepherd of Thy chosen race, 
 Who leadest like a flock Thine Lsrael dear. 
 
 From out the cherubim reveal Thy face, 
 
 Before our host now let 'Thy might appear. 
 
 Come Thou, O God, to save us and restore ; 
 
 We shall be saved when shines Thy face once more. 
 
 How long, O Lord, wilt Thou disdain our prayer? 
 
 For Thou hast fed us with the lircad of tears, 
 And bitter sorrow Thou hast made us share ; 
 
 The nations round us mock with scornful jeers. 
 O God of Hosts, Thy people now restore ; 
 We shall be saved when shines Thy face once more. 
 
 A vine Thou broughtest forth from Egypt's land ; 
 
 The nations were thrust out to give it room. 
 It took deep root ; it spread on every hand ; 
 
 The hills were covered with its shade and bloom. 
 Its boughs were like great cedars spreading wide : 
 They reached the 5C?j its roots the river side. 
 
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Why hast Thou broken down its circling wall 
 That they may pluck who pass along the way? 
 
 Wild beasts from out the wood destroy it all 
 And feed upon Thy vine by night and day. 
 
 O God of Hosts, we pray Thee now restore ; 
 
 We shall be saved when shines Thy face once more. 
 
 Look down, behold and visit this Thy vine 
 
 Which Thou hast planted with Thine own right hand, 
 
 The branch Thou madest strong and owned it Thine, 
 For it is burned with lire, no more to stand. 
 
 Thy people perish in Thine anger sore 
 
 Because Thy face now shines on them no more. 
 
 O let Thy hand Thy chosen one sustain. 
 The son of man Thou madest strong to be; 
 
 So we shall faithful to Thy cause remain. 
 Revive Thou us, and we will call on Thee. 
 
 Jehovah, God of Hosts, again restore; 
 
 We shall be saved when shines Thy face once more. 
 
 PSALM 80. IIS. 
 
 Great Shepherd Who leadest Thy people in love, 
 
 'Mid cherubim dwelling, shine Thou from above ; 
 
 In might come and save us, Thy people restore, ' 
 
 And we shall be saved when Thy face shines once more. 
 
 O haste, Lord, to hear us and pity our woes, 
 
 Affliction our portion, despised by our foes; 
 
 O Lord God Almighty, in mercy restore, 
 
 And we shall be saved when Thy face shines once more. 
 
 A place for Thy people Thou, Lord, didst prepare; 
 Thy vine deeply rooted rewarded Thy care; 
 Its branches like cedars, majestic and free, 
 Spread over the mountains from river to sea. 
 
 Thy vineyard no longer Thy tender care knows, 
 Defenseless, the victim, and spoil of her foes. 
 O turn, we beseech Thee, all glory is Thine, 
 Look down iu Thy mercy and visit Thy v'wf 
 
 The branch of Thv planting is burned and cut down, 
 Brought nigh to destruction because of Thy frown; 
 The man of Thy right hand with wisdom/ endue. 
 The son of man strengthen Thy pleasure to do. 
 
 When Thou shalt revive us Thy Name we will praise. 
 
 And nevermore, turning, depart from Thy ways; 
 
 O Lord God Almighty, in mercy restore, 
 
 And we shall be §aY§4 when Thy. face shines gn^e more, 
 
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PSALM 8i. 8s and 7s. 
 
 Now to God, our Strength and Saviour, 
 Render praise and loudly sing; 
 
 In our fathers' God rejoicing, 
 All your noblest music bring. 
 
 Let the trumpet, far resounding, 
 This our festal day proclaim. 
 
 By our fathers' God appointed. 
 When from bondage Israel came. 
 
 I, Thy God, removed thy burdens. 
 When thou calledst, set thee free. 
 
 Proved thee in the thirsty desert. 
 In the thunder answered thee. 
 
 My people, hear My pleadings ; 
 
 that thou wouldst hearken now ; 
 No strange worship shalt thou offer. 
 
 Nor to idols shalt thou bow. 
 
 1 am God the Lord Who saved thee. 
 And from cruel bondage freed ; 
 
 Open wide thy mouth of longing; 
 
 1 will satisfy thy need. 
 
 But My people would not hearken. 
 Yea, they would not yield to Me; 
 
 So I left them in their blindness, 
 Their own counselors to be. 
 
 If My people would obey Me, 
 Gladly walking in My ways, 
 
 Soon would I, their foes subduing. 
 Fill their lips with songs of praise. 
 
 All the haters of Jehovah 
 
 Shall His clemency implore, 
 And the days of those that love Him 
 
 Shall endure forevcrmore. 
 
 Yea, with wheat the very finest 
 
 I their hunger will supply. 
 Bid the very rocks yield honey 
 
 That shall fully satisfy. 
 
 PSALM 82. 7s and 6s. 
 
 Where'er His creatures gather 
 The unseen God is near. 
 
 Let rulers fear their Ruler, 
 Tlieir Judge let judges fear. 
 
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Hov/ long, ye earthly judges, 
 Will ye pervert the right? 
 
 How long shall wicked persons 
 Have favor in your sight? 
 
 Do justice for the helpless, 
 The orphan's cause maintain. 
 
 Defend the poor and needy, 
 
 Oppressed and wronged for gain. 
 
 When rulers walk in darkness, 
 When judges truth forsake. 
 
 The corner-stones are crumbled, 
 The firm foundations shake. 
 
 The Most HSgh God has called you 
 
 And set you up on high, 
 But ye to Him must answier, 
 
 For ye like men must die. 
 
 Arise, O God Eternal, 
 
 Thou Judge of all the earth; 
 
 Through all Thy ransomed nations, 
 Come, send Thy justice forth. 
 
 PSALM 83. CM. 
 
 O God, no longer hold Thy peace. 
 
 No longer silent be ; 
 Thine enemies lift up their head 
 
 To fight Thy saints and Thee. 
 
 Against Thine own, whom Thou dost love, 
 
 Their craft Thy foes employ ; 
 They think to cut Thy people off, 
 
 Thy Church they would destroy. 
 
 Thine ancient foes, conspiring still, 
 
 With onie consent agree ; 
 And they who with Thy people strive 
 
 Make war, O God, with Thee. 
 
 O God, Who in our fathers' time 
 Didst smite our foes and Thine, 
 
 So smite Thine enemies to-day 
 Who in their pride combine. 
 
 Make them like dust and stubble blown 
 
 Before the whirlwind dire ; 
 In terror driven before the storm 
 
 Of Thy consuming fire. 
 
 Confound themi in their sin till they 
 
 To Thee for pardon fly. 
 Till in dismay thev trembling own 
 
 That Thou art God Most High. 
 
PSALM 84. CM. 
 
 Hojv dear to me, O Lord of Hosts, 
 
 The place where Thou dost dwell ; 
 The tabernacles of Thy grace 
 
 In pleasantness excel. 
 My spirit longs, yea, even faints. 
 
 Thy sacred courts to see ; 
 My thirsting heart and flesh cry out, 
 
 O living God, for Thee. 
 
 Beneath Thy care the sparrow finds 
 
 A place of peaceful rest; 
 Where she may safely lay her young 
 
 The swallow finds a nest ; 
 Then, Lord of Hosts, my King, my God, 
 
 Thy love will shelter me : 
 Beneath Thine altar's peaceful shade 
 
 My dwelling-place shall be. 
 
 Blest they who dwell within Thy house; 
 
 Their perfect strength Thou art; 
 Their joyful praise shall never cease; 
 
 Thy ways are in their heart. 
 Their tears of grief, like early rain, 
 
 Sweet springs of joy shall fill; 
 With strength renewed they journey safe 
 
 To Zion's holy hill. 
 
 O Lord of Hosts, to Thee I cry, 
 
 Our fathers' God, to Thee ; 
 Let my petition reach Thine ear. 
 
 My prayer accepted be. 
 O God our Shield, look Thou on us. 
 
 Reveal Thyself in grace. 
 And let Thine own anointed one 
 
 Behold Thee face to face. 
 
 A single day within Thy courts, 
 
 Where I Thy beauty see, 
 Is better than a thousand days. 
 
 My God, apart from Thee. 
 A lowly station in Thy house 
 
 Were dearer to my heart 
 Than in the tents of wickedness 
 
 To claim the chiefest part. 
 
 A sun and shield is God, the Lord, 
 
 To lighten and defend ; 
 The Lord to such as look to Him 
 
 Will grace and glory send. 
 To those that walk in righteousness 
 
 No good will He deny ; 
 O Lord of Hosts, how blest are they 
 
 Who on Thy grace rely. 
 
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PSALM 84. 7s and 6s. 
 
 Lord of Hosts, how lovely 
 Thy tabernacles are ; 
 
 For them njy heart is yearning 
 
 In banishnnent afar. 
 My soul is longing, fainting, 
 
 Thy sacred courts to see; 
 My heart and fiesh are crying, 
 
 living God, for Thee. 
 
 Beneath Thy care the sparrow 
 
 Finds place for peaceful rest ; 
 To keep her young in safety 
 
 The swallow finds a nest ; 
 Then, Lord, my King Almighty, 
 
 Thy love will shelter me ; 
 Beside Thy holy altar 
 
 My dwelling-place shall be. 
 
 Blest they who dwell in Zion, 
 
 Whose joy and strength Thou art; 
 
 Forever they will praise Thee ; 
 Thy ways are in their heart. 
 
 Though tried, their tears like showers 
 Shall fill the springs of peace. 
 
 And all the way to Zion 
 
 1 heir strength shall still increase. 
 
 Lord God of Hosts, in mercy 
 
 My supplication hear ; 
 .Almighty and all faithful, 
 
 Our fathers' God, give ear. 
 Our shield and great defender. 
 
 No longer hide Thy face, 
 But look upon Thy servant, 
 
 Anointed by Thy grace. 
 
 In Thy blest courts to worship. 
 
 My God, a single day 
 Is better than a thousand 
 
 While far from Thee I stray. 
 Though in a lowly station, 
 
 The service of my Lord 
 
 1 choose above all pleasures 
 That sinful ways afiford. 
 
 A sun and shield forever 
 
 Is God, the Lord Most High ; 
 To those who walk uprightly 
 
 No good will He deny; 
 His saints, His grace receiving. 
 
 Shall soon His glory see. 
 O Lord of Hosts, most blessed 
 
 Are they that trust in Thee. 
 
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PSALM 84. L. M. 
 
 How lovely, Lord of Hosts, to me 
 
 The tabernacles of Thy grace ; 
 O how I long, yea, faint to see 
 
 Thy hallowed courts. Thy dwelling-place; 
 For Thee my flesh and spirit sigh, 
 For Thee, O living God, I cry.. 
 
 The sparrow has her place of rest ; 
 
 The swallow, through Thy kindly care, 
 Has found where she may build her nest 
 
 And brood her young in safety there. 
 Thine altars as my rest I sing, 
 O Lord 'of Hosts, my God, my King. 
 
 Blest they who in Thy house abide; 
 
 They still to Thee shall render praise; 
 Blest they who in Thy strength confide, 
 
 And in whosie hearts are Zion's ways; 
 Though passing through the vale of tears, 
 Like springs of joy Thy grace appears. 
 
 Advancing still from strength to strength. 
 They onward- go where saints have trod, 
 
 Till every one appears at length 
 In Zion's courts before his God. 
 
 Jehovah, God of Hosts, give ear ; 
 
 Our fathers' God, in mercy hear. 
 
 Upon us look, O God, our shield; 
 
 The face of Thine anointed see ; 
 A thousand other days can yield 
 
 No gladness like one day with Thee ; 
 Though only at Thy door I wait. 
 No tents of sin give joy so great. 
 
 Jehovah, God our Shield and Sun, 
 Will grace and glory surely give ; 
 
 No good will He withhold from one 
 Who in His sight shall rightly live. 
 
 O Lord of Hosts, most blest is he 
 
 Who puts his steadfast trust in Thee. 
 
 PSALM 85. L. M. 
 
 Lord, Thou hast greatly blessed our land, 
 Tnou hast brought back our captive band, 
 Thy pardoning grace has made us free 
 And covered our iniquity. 
 
 O Thou, Who in a former day 
 Didst turn Thy dreadful wrath away, 
 In grace Thy people, Lord, return. 
 And let Thy wrath no longer burn. 
 
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O will Thine anger never cease, 
 Foriever shall Thy wrath increase? 
 Revive and quicken us once more, 
 And Thy salvation's joy restore. 
 
 To us Thy mercy now afford 
 And show us Thy salvation, Lord ; 
 Yea, Tho.u wilt answer us in peace, 
 If from our folly we will cease. 
 
 The Lord's salvation will appear 
 
 To men of faith and godly fear; 
 
 And glory in our land shall dwell 
 
 When we shall heed God's precepts well. 
 
 Now truth agrees v»'ith mercy mild. 
 Now law and peace are reconciled ; 
 Bichold the truth from earth arise. 
 With justice shining from the skies. 
 
 The Lord will send His blessing down, 
 And harvests all our land shall crown ; 
 Before Him righteousness abides. 
 And in His steps our feet He guides. 
 
 PSALM 85. L. P. M. 
 
 Lord, Thou hast favor shown Thy land, 
 Restored again Thy captive band; 
 
 Thy people's sins Thou pardoned hast. 
 And all their guilt hast covered o'er, 
 Removed from them Thine anger sore. 
 
 All Thy fierce wrath behind Thee cast. 
 
 In grace Thy people, Lord, return. 
 Nor longer let Thine anger burn. 
 
 Wilt Thou forever angry be? 
 Through ages shall Thy wrath survive? 
 Wilt Thou not us again revive. 
 
 That so we may rejoice in Thee? 
 
 O Lord, to us Thy mercy show, 
 And Thy salvation now bestow ; 
 
 We wait to hear what God will say. 
 Peace to His people He will speak, 
 And to His saints, but let them seek 
 
 No more in folly's path to stray. 
 
 His saving help is surely near 
 To those His holy Name that fear; 
 
 Thus glory dwells in all our land. 
 Now heavenly truth unites with grace. 
 And righteousness and peace embrace ; 
 
 In full accord they ever stand. 
 
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Truth springing forth the earth shall crown, 
 And righteousness from heaven look down, 
 
 And God on us His goodness shed. 
 Our land shall then witii plenty flow ; 
 Before Him righteousness shall go, 
 
 And cause us in His steps to tread. 
 
 PSALM 86. L. M. 
 
 I. 
 
 Bow down Thine ear, O Lord, and hear, 
 
 For I am poor and great my need; 
 Preserve my soul, for Thee I fear ; 
 
 God, Thy trusting servant heed. 
 
 O Lord, be merciful to me. 
 
 For all the day to Thee I cry; 
 Rejoice Thy servant, for to Thee 
 
 1 lift my soul, O Lord Most High. 
 
 For Thou, O Lord, art good and kind, 
 And ready to forgive Thou art ; 
 
 Abundant mercy they shall find 
 Who call on Thee with all their heart. 
 
 O Lord, incline Thine ear to me 
 
 My voice of supplication heed; 
 In trouble I will cry to Thee, 
 
 For Thou wilt answer when I plead. 
 
 There is no God but Thee alone. 
 
 Nor works like Thine, O Lord Most High; 
 
 All nations shall surround Thy throne 
 And their Creator glorify. 
 
 In all Thy deeds how great Thou art ! 
 
 Thou one true God, Thy way make clear ; 
 Teach me with undivided heart 
 
 To trust Thy truth, Thy Name to fear. 
 
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 O Lord my God, my joyful heart 
 Will give Thee praise for evermore; 
 
 For rich in grace to me Thou art, 
 
 My soul from death Thou didst restore. 
 
 O God, the proud against me rise, 
 The wicked who delight in strife; 
 
 They set not Thee before their eyes, 
 They seek to take away my life. 
 
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In Thee, O Lord, all grace is found, 
 Thy people shall Thy mercy know ; 
 
 Thy truth and goodness still abound, 
 To wrath and anger Thou art slow. 
 
 In mercy turn and look on me, 
 Thy servant true. Thy chosen one ; 
 
 Let me Thy great salvation see. 
 And strengthen me my course to run. 
 
 Some token of Thy love bestow. 
 Which they who hate me now may sec; 
 
 Let all, O Lord, be brought to know 
 That Thou dost help and comfort mc. 
 
 PSALM 86. 6s and 4s. 
 
 Lord, my petition heed. 
 Now help me in my need, 
 
 My Saviour be. 
 I am Thy servant, Lord, 
 My trust is in Thy word, 
 Mercy to me afford, 
 
 I cry to Thee. 
 
 Comfort Thy servant now, 
 While at Thy throne I bow, 
 
 For Thou art love. 
 Thy pardoning grace is free; 
 Sinners who call on Thee 
 Thy tender mercy see, 
 
 God above. 
 
 Lord, hear me while I pray, 
 While now in trouble's day 
 
 1 seek Thy face. 
 
 To answer, Lord, is Thine ; 
 Thou only art divine, 
 Most bright Thy glories shine, 
 O God of grace. 
 
 By all whom Thou hast made 
 Be praise and worship paid 
 
 Through earth abroad. 
 Thy Name be glorified; 
 There is none great beside : 
 Matchless Thy works abide. 
 
 For Thou art God. 
 
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Help me Thy will to do, 
 Thy truth I will pursue, 
 
 ■ Teach me to fear. 
 Give me the single eye 
 Thy Name to glorify, 
 O Lord, my God Most High, 
 With heart sincere. 
 
 How great Thy love appears 
 That bade death's gloomy fears 
 
 No more dismay. 
 O God, to anger slow, 
 Save me from every foe, 
 Thy loving-kindness show. 
 
 Thy truth display. 
 
 Show me Thy mercy true. 
 Thy servant's strength renew. 
 
 Deliverance send. 
 To me Thy goodness show. 
 Thy comfort, Lord, bestow; 
 Let those that hate me know 
 
 Thou art my friend. 
 
 PSALM 87. 8s, 7s and 4s. 
 
 Zion, founded on the mountains, 
 God, thy Maker, loves thee well ; 
 
 He has chosen thee, most precious. 
 He delights in thee to dwell ; 
 
 God's own city, 
 Who can all thy glory tell ! 
 
 Heathen lands and hostile peoples 
 Soon shall come the Lord to know ; 
 
 Nations born again in Zion 
 
 Shall the Lord's salvation show ; 
 
 God Almighty 
 Shall on Zion strength bestow. 
 
 When the Lord shall count the nations. 
 Sons and daughters He shall see, 
 
 Born to endless life in Zion, 
 And their joyful song shall be, 
 "Blessed Zion, 
 
 All our fountains are in thee." 
 
 PSALM 87. 7s. 
 
 Zion, on the holy hills, 
 
 God, thy Maker, loves thee well ; 
 All thy courts His presence fills. 
 
 He delights in thee to dwell. 
 
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Wondrous shall Thy glory be, 
 City blest of God, the Lord; 
 
 Nations shall be born in thee, 
 Unto life from death restored. 
 
 When the Lord the names shall write 
 Of thy sons, a countless throng, 
 
 God Most High will thee requite, 
 He Himself will make thee strong. 
 
 Then in song and joyful mirth 
 Shall thy ransomed sons agree, 
 
 Singing forth throughout the earth, 
 "All my fountains are in thee." 
 
 PSALM 88. 8s and 7s. 
 
 Lord, the God of my salvation. 
 Day and night I cry to Thee; 
 
 Let my prayer now find acceptance. 
 In Thy mercy answer me. 
 
 Full of troubles and affliction, 
 Nigh to death my soul is brought, 
 
 Helpless, like one cast forever 
 From Thy care and from Thy thought. 
 
 Thou hast brought me down to darkness, 
 'Neath Thy wrath I am oppressed; 
 
 All the billows of affliction 
 Overwhelm my soul distressed. 
 
 Thou hast made my friends despise me, 
 
 And companionless I go. 
 Bound, and helpless in my bondage, 
 
 Pining in my bitter woe. 
 
 Unto Thee with hands uplifted 
 
 Daily I direct my cry; 
 Hear, O Lord, my supplication. 
 
 Hear and save me e'er I die. 
 
 Wilt Thou wait to show Thy wonders 
 
 And Thy mercy to the dead? 
 Let me live to tell Thy praises, 
 
 By Thy loving-kindness led. 
 
 Still, O Lord, renewed each morning 
 Unto Thee my prayer shall be ; 
 
 Cast me not away forever. 
 Let me now Thy favor see. 
 
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All my life is spent in sorrow, 
 Grief and terror always nigh; 
 
 Waves of wrath have surged about me ; 
 Show Thy mercy e'er I die. 
 
 Friend and lover are departed, 
 Dark and lonely is my way ; 
 
 Lord, be Thou my friend and helper, 
 Still to Thee, O Lord, I pray. 
 
 PSALM 89. L. M. 
 
 My song forever shall record 
 The tender mercies of the Lord ; 
 Thy faithfulness will I proclaim, 
 And every age shall know Thy Name. 
 
 I sing of mercies that endure, 
 Forever builded firm and sure. 
 Of faithfulness that never dies, 
 Established changeless in the skies. 
 
 Behold God's truth and grace displayed. 
 For He has faithful covenant made. 
 And He has sworn that David's son 
 Shall ever sit upon his throne. 
 
 The heavens shall join in glad accord 
 To praise Thy wondrous works, O Lord; 
 Thy faithfulness shall praise command 
 Where holy ones assembled stand. 
 
 Who in the heavenly dwellings fair 
 Can with the Lord Himself compare? 
 Or who among the mighty shares 
 The likeness that Jehovah bears? 
 
 With fear and reverence at His feet 
 God's holy ones in council meet; 
 Yea, more than all about His throne 
 Must He be feared and He alone. 
 
 O Thou Jehovah, God of Hosts, 
 What mighty one Thy likeness boasts? 
 Tn all Thy works and vast designs 
 Thy faithfulness forever shines. 
 
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The swelling sea obeys Thy will, 
 Its angry waves Thy voice can still ; 
 Thy mighty 'enemies are slain, 
 Thy foes resist Thy power in vain. 
 
 The heavens and earth, by right divine. 
 The world and all therein, are Thine; 
 The whole creation's wondrous frame 
 Proclaims its Maker's glorious Name. 
 
 Almighty God, Thy lofty throu'C 
 Has justice for its corner-stone; 
 And shining bright before Thy face 
 Are truth and love and boundless grace. 
 
 With blessing is the nation crowned 
 Whose people know the joyful sound ; 
 They in the light, O Lord, shall livie, 
 The light Thy face and favor give. 
 
 Thy Name with gladness they confess, 
 Exalted in Thy righteousness ; 
 Their fame and might to Thee belong. 
 For in 1 hy favor they are strong. 
 
 All glory unto God wie yield, 
 Jehovah is our help and shield; 
 All praise and honor we will bring 
 To Israel's Holy One, our King. 
 
 In vision to His saints God spake: 
 From out the people one I take 
 A mighty leader, true and brave. 
 Ordained, exalted, strong to save. 
 
 My chosen servant I appoint. 
 
 With holy oil his head anoint ; 
 
 My hand with him shall still remain. 
 
 My arm his strength shall well sustain. 
 
 No enemy shall him affright. 
 His adversaries I will smite, 
 My faithfulness to him will prove. 
 And nevermore My grace remove. 
 
 Yea, he shall triumph in My Name, 
 And great shall be his power and fame ; 
 From sea to sea his mighty hand 
 Shall hold dominion o'er the land. 
 
 Thou art my Father, he shall cry. 
 My God, my rock of refuge high ; 
 My firstborn son shall he be owned, 
 Above the kings of earth enthroned. 
 
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For him My mercy shall endure, 
 My covenant made with him is sure ; 
 His throne and race I will maintain 
 Forever, while the heavens remain. 
 
 Should sons of his my laws forsake, 
 My just commands and statutes break. 
 Then, though My rod their sins reprove, 
 My mercy I will not remove. 
 
 Though they be chastened sore and tried, 
 My faithfulness shall yet abide; 
 My plighted word I will not break, 
 Nor change the promisie that I spake. 
 
 My oath is steadfast, ever sure, 
 My servant's race shall still endure ; 
 His throne forever firm shall stay 
 When sun and moon have passed away. 
 
 On Thine anointed wrath is poured 
 As if Thy covenant were abhorred ; 
 Thou hast profaned his kingly crown, 
 His matchless strength is broken down. 
 
 He is reproached and spoiled of all. 
 His enemies upon him fall ; 
 His beauty is consumed away, 
 Forgotten is his kingly sway. 
 
 Cut ofif in youth, his sacred name 
 Is covered now with deepest shame ; 
 How long, O Lord, shall wrath abide, 
 Thy face forever wilt Thou hide ? 
 
 Think on my life! O Lord, take thought! 
 Hast Thou created man for nought? 
 What man that lives has power to save 
 His soul from death, and from the grave? 
 
 Where are Thy mercies which of old 
 Were in Thy promis'CS foretold ? 
 Remember, Lord, the bitter shame 
 Heaped on Thine own anointed's name. 
 
 Blest be the Lord forevermore. 
 Whose promise stands from days of yore. 
 His word is faithful now as then; 
 Blest be His Name. Amen, Amen. 
 
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PSALM 90. L. M. 
 
 Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-place 
 Through all the ages of our race; 
 Before the mountains had their birth, 
 Or ever Thou hadst formed the earth. 
 
 From everlasting Thou art God, 
 
 To everlasting our abode. 
 
 At Thy command man fades and dies 
 
 And newborn generations rise ; 
 
 A thousand yiears are passed away. 
 
 And all to Thee are but a day ; 
 Yea, like the watches of the night, 
 With Thee the ages wing their Hight. 
 
 Man soon yields up his fleeting breath 
 Before the swelling tide of death; 
 Like transient sleep his seasons pass, 
 His life is like the tender grass, 
 Luxuriant 'neath the morning sun. 
 And withered e'er the day is done. 
 
 Man in Thine anger is consumed, 
 And unto grief and sorrow doomed; 
 Before Thy clear and searching sight 
 Our secret sins are brought to light ; 
 Beneath Thy wrath we pine and die, 
 Our life expiring like a sigh. 
 
 For three-score years and ten we wait. 
 
 Or four-score years if strength be great; 
 
 But grief and toil attend life's day. 
 
 And soon our spirits fly away. 
 
 O who with true and reverent thought 
 Can fear Thine anger as he ought? 
 
 O teach Thou us to count our days 
 And set our hearts on wisdom's ways; 
 Turn, Lord, to us in our distress. 
 In pity now Thy servants bless; 
 
 Let mercy's dawn dispel our night. 
 And all our day with joy be bright. 
 
 O send the day of joy and light. 
 For ^ong has been our sorrow's night ; 
 Afflicted through the weary years. 
 We wait until Thy help appears ; 
 
 With us and with our sons abide. 
 
 In us let God be glorified. 
 
 So let there be on us bestowed 
 The beauty of the Lord our God ; 
 The work accomplished by our hand 
 Establish Thou, and make it stand; 
 Yea, let our hopeful labor be 
 Established 'Cvermore by Thee. 
 
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PSALM 90. 8s and 7s. 
 
 Lord, through all the generations 
 Of the children of our race, 
 
 In our fears and tribulations. 
 
 Thou hast been our dwelling-place. 
 
 E'er the vast and wide creation 
 By Thy word was caused to be, 
 
 Or the mountains held their station, 
 Thou art God leternally. 
 
 Each succeeding generation 
 At Thy mighty word appears ; 
 
 Thou dost count in time's duration 
 One day as a thousand years. 
 
 Death, with swift and sudden warning, 
 Calls us from life's dream away, 
 
 Like the grass, green in the morning, 
 Withered e'er the close of day. 
 
 In Thy wrath our spirits languish, 
 Sinful 'neath Thy searching eye ; 
 
 All our days are passed in anguish. 
 In Thy wrath we pine and die. 
 
 Tliree-scone years and ten we tarry. 
 Four-score years the strong may stay, 
 
 Long the load of grief to carry. 
 Till at last we fly away. 
 
 Who car. weigh Thy just displeasure. 
 Who can fear Thee as he ought? 
 
 Teach us now our days to measure 
 And to wisdom turn our thought. 
 
 Lord, return, regard our sadness, 
 With Thy servants now abide; 
 
 Fill our days with joy and gladness, 
 With Thy mercy satisfied. 
 
 Long the clouds of evil lower ; 
 
 Bless us now with gladsome days; 
 Let Thy servants see Thy power. 
 
 Let their children learn Thy prais'C. 
 
 On us let the grace and beauty 
 Of the Lord our God remain; 
 
 Strengthen us for noble duty 
 That our work be not in vain. 
 
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PSALM 90. C. M. Selection. 
 
 O God, our help in ages past, 
 Our hope for years to come. 
 
 Our shelter from the stormy blast, 
 And our eternal home. 
 
 Under the shadow of Thy throne 
 Thy saints have dwelt secure; 
 
 Sufficient is Thine arm alone. 
 And our defense is sure. 
 
 Before the hills in order stood, 
 Or earth received her frame, 
 
 From everlasting Thou art God, 
 To endless years the same. 
 
 A thousand ages in Thy sight 
 
 Are like an evening gone. 
 Short as the watch that ends the night 
 
 Before the rising sun. 
 
 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, 
 
 Bears all its sons away ; 
 They fly forgotten, as a dream 
 
 Dies at the opening day. 
 
 O God, our help in ages past. 
 Our hope for years to come. 
 
 Be Thou our guard, while troubles last, 
 And our eternal home. 
 
 PSALM 91. L. M. 
 
 The man who once has found abode 
 Within the secret place of God 
 Shall with Almighty God abide. 
 And in His shadow safely hide. 
 
 I of the Lord my God will say, 
 He is my refuge and my stay ; 
 To Him for safety I will flee, 
 In Him my constant trust shall be. 
 
 The Lord with His iprotecting care 
 Shall keep thee from the hidden snare; 
 When fearful plagues around prevail 
 Thy life the scourge shall not assail. 
 
 Thou shalt beneath His wings abide 
 And safe within His care confide; 
 His faithfulness shall ever be 
 A sure protection unto thee. 
 
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No iiiglitl}' terrors sli;ill alarm, 
 No deadly shaft by day shall harm, 
 Norpcstilence that walks by night, 
 Nor plagues that waste in noon-day light. 
 
 At thy right hand though thousands die, 
 No harm shall unto thee come nigh ; 
 But thou secure, unharmicd, shalt see 
 What wicked men's reward shall be. 
 
 Because thy trust is God alone. 
 
 Thy refuge is the H'ighest One, 
 
 No evil shall upon thee come. 
 
 Nor plague approach thy guarded home. 
 
 Angelic guards at His commands 
 Will bear thee safely in their hands, 
 Will keep thee, lest, if left alone. 
 Thou dash thy foot against a stone. 
 
 Though tierce and treacherous foes assail, 
 Their power and wrath shall not prevail ; 
 Their cruel strength, their venomed spite, 
 Thou shalt o'ercome with conquering might. 
 
 Because on Me he set his love, 
 I will his constant Saviour prove, 
 And since to him My Name is known, 
 I will exalt him as Mine own. 
 
 As oft as he shall call on Me, 
 Most gracious shall Mine answer be; 
 I will be with him in distress, 
 And in his trouble I will bless. 
 
 Complete deliverance I will give. 
 And honor him while he shall live; 
 Abundant life I will bestow. 
 To him My full salvation show. 
 
 PSALM 92. L. M. 
 
 How good it is to thank the Lord, 
 And praise to Thee, Most High, accord, 
 To show Thy love with morning light. 
 And tell Thy faithfulness each night ; 
 Yea, good it is Thy praise to sing. 
 And all our sweetest music bring. 
 
 O Lord, with joy my heart expands 
 Before the wonders of Thy hands; 
 Great works, Jehovah, Thou hast wrought, 
 Exceeding deep Thine every thought; 
 A foolish man knows not their worth, 
 Nor he whose mind is of the earth. 
 
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When as the grass the wicked grow, 
 When sinners flourish here below, 
 Then is there endless ruin nigh, 
 But Thou, O Lord, art throned on high; 
 Thy foes shall fall before Thy might, 
 The wicked shall be put to flight. 
 
 Thou, Lord, hast high exalted me 
 With royal strength and dignity; 
 With Thine anointing I am blest. 
 Thy grace and favor on me rest; 
 I thus exult o'er all my foes. 
 O'er all that would my cause oppose. 
 
 The righteous man shall flourish well 
 And in the house of God shall dwell ; 
 He shall be like a goodly tree, 
 And all his life shall fruitful be; 
 For righteous is the Lord and just. 
 He is my Rock, in Him I trust. 
 
 PSALM 92. 8s and 7s. Selection. 
 
 It is good to sing Thy praises 
 
 And to thank Thee, O Most High, 
 Showing forth Thy loving-kindness 
 
 When the morning lights the sky. 
 
 It is good when night is falling 
 
 Of Thy faithfulness to tell, 
 While with sweet, melodious praises 
 
 Songs of adoration swell. 
 
 Thou hast filled my heart with gladness 
 
 Through the works Thy hands have wrought; 
 
 Thou hast made my life victorious ; 
 
 Great Thy works, and deep Thy thought. 
 
 Thou, O Lord, on high exalted, 
 
 Reignest evermore in might ; 
 All Thine enemies shall perish, 
 
 Sin be banished from Thy sight. 
 
 But the good shall live before Thee, 
 
 Planted in Thy dwelling-place, 
 Fruitful trees and ever verdant, 
 
 Nourished by Thy boundless grace. 
 
 In His goodness to the righteous 
 
 God His righteousness displays ; 
 God my rock, my strength and refuge, 
 
 Just and true are all His ways. 
 
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PSALM 93- S. M. 
 
 Jehovah sits enthroned 
 
 In majesty most bright, 
 Apparelled in omnipotence, 
 
 And girded round with might. 
 
 The world established stands 
 
 On its foundations broad; 
 His throne is fixed, He reigns supreme, 
 
 The everlasting God. 
 
 The floods have lifted up 
 
 Their voice in majesty. 
 But mighty is the Lord our God 
 
 Above the raging sea. 
 
 Thy testimonies. Lord, 
 
 In faithfulness excel. 
 And holy must Thy servants be 
 
 Who in Thy temple dwell. 
 
 PSALM 94. L. M. 
 
 O Lord, Thou Judge of all the earth. 
 To Whom all vengeance doth belong, 
 
 Arise and show Thy glory forth. 
 
 Requite the proud, condemn the wrong. 
 
 How long, O Lord, in boastful pride 
 Shall wicked men triumphant stand? 
 
 How long shall they afflict Thy saints 
 And devastate Thy chosen land? 
 
 The widow and the fatherless 
 
 They slay, and helpless strangers smite; 
 The faithful God they do not fear, 
 
 They say the Lord will not requite. 
 
 Be wise, ye fools and brutish men ! 
 
 Shall not He see Who formed the eye? 
 Shall not He hear Who formed the ear, 
 
 And judge, Who reigneth, God Most High? 
 
 The Lord will judge in righteousness, 
 
 From Him all truth and knowledge flow; 
 
 The foolish thoughts of wicked men. 
 
 How vain they are the Lord doth know. 
 
 That man is blest whom Thou, O Lord, 
 With chastening hand, dost teach Thy will, 
 
 For in the day when sinners fall 
 That man in peace abideth still. 
 
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The Lord will not cast off His own, 
 
 Nor His inheritance forsake; 
 Just judgment shall at length prevail, 
 
 And upright hearts shall courage take. 
 
 Who will arise for my defense 
 Against the wicked in the land? 
 
 Against iniquity and wrong 
 
 What man for me will valiant stand? 
 
 Unless the Lord had been my help, 
 My life had quickly passed away; 
 
 But when my foot had almost slipped, 
 O Lord, Thy mercy was my stay. 
 
 Amid the doubts that fill my mind 
 Thy comforts, Lord, bring joy to me. 
 
 Can wickedness, though throned in might. 
 Have fellowship, O Lord, with Thee? 
 
 The wicked, in their might arrayed. 
 Against the righteous join their power. 
 
 But to the Lord I flee for help; 
 He is my refuge and my tower. 
 
 Our God, the refuge of His saints, 
 
 Will fight against iniquity; 
 Avenger of the innocent 
 
 The Lord omnipotent will be. 
 
 PSALM 95. L. M. 
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 O come before the Lord, our King, 
 And in His presence let us sing; 
 Let us in glad and joyful lays 
 The Rock of our salvation praise; 
 Before Him come with thankful song. 
 In joyful psalms His praise prolong. 
 
 Almighty power the Lord maintains, 
 
 Exalted over all He reigns; 
 
 He holds the valleys in His hand, 
 
 He makes the mighty mountains stand ; 
 
 To Him belong both land and sea. 
 
 Creator of the world is He. 
 
 O come and let us worship now, 
 Before our Maker let us bow; 
 We are His sheep and He our God, 
 He feeds our souls in pastures broad; 
 He safely leads us in the way; 
 O come and heed His voice today. 
 
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Take heed and harden not your heart 
 As did your fathers, nor depart 
 From God to follow in their ways ; 
 For with complaints instead of praise, 
 With doubt instead of faith confessed, 
 They put His mercy to the test. 
 
 Take heed that ye provoke Him not 
 As did your fathers, who forgot, 
 With erring heart, God's holy ways 
 And grieved Him all their sinful days; 
 To whom in wrath Jehovah sware, 
 My promised rest they shall not share. 
 
 PSALM 95. 8s and 7s. 
 
 Now with joyful exultation 
 
 Let us sing Jehovah's praise. 
 To the Rock of our salvation 
 
 Loud hosannas let us raise. 
 Thankful tribute gladly bringing. 
 
 Let us come before Him now. 
 And, with psalms His praises singing, 
 
 Joyful in His presence bow. 
 
 For, how great a God, and glorious. 
 
 Is Jehovah Whom we sing; 
 Over idol-gods victorious. 
 
 Great is He, our God and King. 
 In His hand are earth's deep places, 
 
 His the strength of all the hills. 
 His the sea whose bounds He traces, 
 
 His the land His bounty fills. 
 
 To the Lord, such might revealing. 
 
 Let us come with reverence meet. 
 And, before our Maker kneeling, 
 
 Let us worship at His feet. 
 He is our own God and leads us. 
 
 We the people of His care; 
 With a shepherd's hand He feeds us 
 
 As His flock in pastures fair. 
 
 While He proffers peace and pardon 
 
 Let us hear His voice to-day. 
 Lest, if we our hearts should harden, 
 
 We should perish in the way ; 
 Lest to us, so unbelieving. 
 
 He in righteous wrath shall sware : 
 Ye, so long My Spirit grieving. 
 
 Never in My rest can share. 
 
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PSALM 95. CM. Selection. 
 
 O come and to Jehovah sing, 
 
 To Him our voices raise; 
 Let us in our most joyful songs 
 
 The Lord our Saviour praise. 
 
 Before His presence let us come 
 With praise and thankful voice ; 
 
 Let us sing psalms to Him with grace, 
 With grateful hearts rejoice. 
 
 Jehovah is a mighty King, 
 Above all gods His throne ; 
 
 The depths of earth are in His hand, 
 The mountains are His own. 
 
 To Him the spacious sea belongs, 
 He made its waves and tides ; 
 
 And by His hand the rising land 
 Was formed, and still abides. 
 
 O come, and bowing down to Him 
 
 Our worship let us bring; 
 Yea, let us kneel before the Lord, 
 
 Our Maker and our King. 
 
 PSALM 06. C. M. 
 
 O sing a new song to the Lord, 
 
 Sing all the earth to God ; 
 In daily praises bless His Name 
 
 And tell His grace abroad. 
 Among the nations far and wide 
 
 His glory celebrate; 
 To all the peoples of the earth 
 
 His wondrous works relate. 
 
 The Lord is great above all gods ; 
 
 Let glad hosannas rise. 
 The heathen gods are idols vain ; 
 
 Jiehovah made the skies. 
 Great honor is before His face. 
 
 And majesty divine; 
 Within His holy dwelling-place 
 
 Both strength and beauty shine. 
 
 Let all the peoples of the earth 
 
 Give glory to the Lord, 
 Give Him the glory due His Name 
 
 And strength to Him accord. 
 With offerings come ye to His courts, 
 
 In holy beauty bow; 
 Let all the earth with reverence come 
 
 And serve Jehovah now. 
 
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To all the nations of the earth 
 
 The blessed tidings bring ; 
 Tell all the world Jehovah reigns, 
 
 The universal King. 
 The world shall therefore stand unmoved, 
 
 Established by H'is might; 
 And just is He, to judge the wrong 
 
 And vindicate the right. 
 
 Let heaven and earth and sounding sea 
 
 To Him glad tribute bring; 
 Let field and wood and all therein 
 
 Before Jehovah sing; 
 For, lo, He comes to judge the earth. 
 
 And all the world shall see 
 His everlasting faithfulness, 
 
 His truth and equity. 
 
 PSALM 96. L. M. 
 
 O sing a new song to the Lord, 
 
 Sing all the earth and bless His Name; 
 
 From day to day His praise record, 
 The Lord's redeeming grace proclaim. 
 
 Tell all the world His wondrous ways, 
 
 Tell heathen nations far and near; 
 Great is the Lord, and great His praise. 
 
 And Him alone let nations fear. 
 
 The heathen gods are idols vain; 
 
 The shining heavens the Lord supports ; 
 Both light and honor lead His train, 
 
 While strength and beauty iiU His courts. 
 
 Let every tongue and every tribe 
 Give to the Lord due praise and sing; 
 
 All glory unto Him ascribe; 
 
 Come, throng His courts, and offerings bring. 
 
 O fear and bow, adorned with grace. 
 And tell each land that God is King; 
 
 The earth He stablished in its place, 
 And justice to the world will bring. 
 
 Let heaven be glad, let earth rejoice, 
 The teeming sea resound with praise; 
 
 Let waving fields lift high their voice. 
 And all the trees their anthem' raise. 
 
 So let them shout before our God, 
 For lo, He comes, He comes with might, 
 
 To wield the sceptre and the rod. 
 To judge the world with truth and right. 
 
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PSALM 96. II, 10, II, 9. 
 
 Sing, all the earth to God, sing to Jehovah; 
 
 New be your song as new honors ye pay; 
 Sing of His majesty, bless Him forever; 
 
 Show His salvation from day to day. 
 
 Tell of His wondrous works, tell of His glory, 
 Till through the nations His Name is revered ; 
 
 Praise and exalt Him, for He is almighty; 
 God over all let the Lord be feared. 
 
 Vain are the heathen gods, idols and helpless : 
 God made the heavens, and His glory they tell ; 
 
 Honor and majesty shine out before Him, 
 Beauty and strength in His temple dwell. 
 
 Give unto God Most High glory and honor. 
 Come with your offerings and humbly draw near; 
 
 In holy beauty now worship Jehovah, 
 Tremble before Him with godly fear. 
 
 Make all the nations know God reigns forever; 
 
 Earth is established as He did decree ; 
 Righteous and just is the King of the nations, 
 
 Judging the people with equity. 
 
 Let heaven and earth be glad ; waves of the ocean, 
 Forest and field, exultation express ; 
 
 For God is coming, the Judge of the nations. 
 Coming to judge in His righteousness. 
 
 PSALM 97. L. M. 
 
 Jehovah reigns ; let earth be glad 
 And all the isles their joy make known; 
 
 With clouds and darkness He is clad. 
 On truth and justice rests His throne. 
 
 Consuming fire destroys His foes, 
 Around the world His lightnings blaze; 
 
 The trembling earth His presence knows, 
 The mountains melt before His gaze. 
 
 The heavens His righteousness proclaim, 
 Through earth His glory shines abroad; 
 
 From idol-worship turn with shamie 
 And bow before the living God. 
 
 Thy Church rejoices to behold 
 
 Thy judgments in the earth, O Lord; 
 
 Thy glory to the world unfold. 
 Supreme o'er all be Thou adored. 
 
 All ye that truly love the Lord, 
 Hate sin, for He is just and pure; 
 
 To saints His help He will accord 
 And keep them in His love secure. 
 
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For good men light and joy are sown 
 To bless them in the harvest timie ; 
 
 Ye saints, your joy in God make known 
 And ever praise His Name sublime. 
 
 PSALM 98. 8s and 7s. 
 
 Sing a new song to Jehovah 
 
 For the wonders He hath wrought; 
 
 His right hand and armi most holy 
 Triumph to His cause have brought. 
 
 In His love and tender mercy 
 He hath made salvation known; 
 
 In the sight of every nation 
 He His righteousness hath shown. 
 
 Truth and mercy toward His people 
 He hath ever kept in mind, 
 
 And His full and free salvation 
 He hath shown to all mankind. 
 
 Sing, O earth, sing to Jehovah, 
 
 Praises to Jehovah sing; 
 With the swelling notes of music 
 
 Shout before the Lord, the King. 
 
 Seas with all your fulness thunder; 
 
 All earth's peoples now rejoice; 
 Floods and hills in praise uniting 
 
 To the Lord lift up your voice. 
 
 For behold Jehovah cometh. 
 Robed in justice and in might; 
 
 He alone will judge the nations, 
 And His judgment shall be right. 
 
 PSALM 98. 6s and 5s. 
 
 Unto God Almighty 
 Sing a joyful song ; 
 
 Wondrous are His doings, 
 For His arm' is strong. 
 
 Hie has wrought salvation, 
 He has made it known, 
 
 And before the nations 
 Is His justice shown. 
 
 He remembers mercy, 
 Faithful to His own, 
 
 And our God's salvation 
 All the earth has known. 
 
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Joyful, all ye people, 
 Sing before the Lord ; 
 
 Shout and sing His praises 
 Now in glad accord. 
 
 With the harp and trumpet 
 
 Joyful praises bring ; 
 Come, rejoice before Him, 
 
 God, the Lord, your King. 
 
 Waves of mighty ocean, 
 Earth with fulness stored, 
 
 Floods and fields and mountains, 
 Sing before the Lord. 
 
 For He comies with justice, 
 
 Evil to redress, 
 And to judge the nations 
 
 In His righteousness. 
 
 PSALM 98. L. M. 
 
 Come, let us sing before the Lord 
 
 New songs of praisie with sweet accord ; 
 
 For wonders great by Him are done. 
 His mighty arm has victory won. 
 
 The great salvation of our God 
 
 Is seen through all the earth abroad; 
 
 Before the nations' wondering sight 
 He has revealed His truth and right. 
 
 He called to mind the truth and grace 
 Bestowed upon His chosen race. 
 
 And' unto earth's remotest bound 
 Glad tidings of salvation sound. 
 
 All lands, to God lift up your voice, 
 
 Sing praise to Him, with shouts rejoice; 
 
 With voice of joy and loud acclaim 
 Let all unite and praise His Name. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord with harp and song. 
 With voice of psalms His praise prolong; 
 
 In swelling chorus gladly sing 
 And shout before the Lord the King. 
 
 Let earth be glad, let ocean roar. 
 
 And praises sound from shore to shore ; 
 
 Let floods and hills with glad accord 
 Show forth their joy before the Lord. 
 
 For, lo. He comes ; at His command 
 All nations shall in judgment stand; 
 
 In justice robed, and throned in light, 
 The Lord shall judge, dispensing right. 
 
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PSALM 99- C. M. 
 
 Jehovah reigns in majesty: 
 
 Let all the nations quake. 
 He dwells between the cherubim : 
 
 Let earth's foundations shake. 
 Supreme in Zion is the Lord, 
 
 Exalted gloriously. 
 Yie nations, praise His Name with awe: 
 
 The Holy One is He. 
 
 The mighty King loves justice well, 
 
 And equity ordains ; 
 He rules His people righteously 
 
 And faithfulness maintains. 
 O magnify the Lord our God, 
 
 Let Him exalted be; 
 In worshipi at His footstool bow : 
 
 The Holy One is He. 
 
 When priests and prophets called on God, 
 
 He their petitions heard; 
 His cloudy pillar led them on, 
 
 And they obeyed His word. 
 Tliough sending judgments for their sins, 
 
 He pardoned graciously. 
 Exalt the Lord and Worship Him: 
 
 The Holy One is He. 
 
 PSALM 99. 12, 13, 12, 10. 
 
 God is King forever : let the nations tremble ! 
 
 Throned above the cherubim, by all the earth adored; 
 He is great in Zion, high above all peoples ; 
 
 Praise Him with fear, for holy is the Lord. 
 
 Merciful as mighty He delights in justice, 
 
 For He reigns in righteousness and rules in equity; 
 
 Worship and exalt Him, bowing down before Him: 
 Perfect in power and holiness is He. 
 
 Holy men of old in Him alone confided ; 
 
 He forgave their sins, although they felt His chastening rod; 
 In His holy tepiple worship and adore Him : 
 
 Faithful and holy is the Lord our God. 
 
 PSALM 99. S. M. Selection. 
 
 Jehovah reigns supreme : 
 
 Let nations tremble now. 
 He dwells between the cherubim : 
 
 Let earth befone Him bow. 
 
 The Lord in Zion reigns 
 
 O'er all the earth abroad ; 
 Ye nations, praise His glorious Name, 
 
 For holy is our God. 
 
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The King Almighty lives 
 Just judgment to maintain; 
 
 He rules His people righteously, 
 And makes His justice plain. 
 
 Exalt ye now the Lord, 
 Our God in praises laud, 
 
 And at HSs footstool worship Him, 
 For holy is our God. 
 
 PSALM loo. L. M. 
 
 All peoiple that on earth do dwell, 
 Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice ; 
 
 Him serve with mirth. His praise forth tell, 
 Come ye before Him and rejoice. 
 
 Know that the Lord is God indeed ; 
 
 Without our aid He did us make; 
 We are His flock. He doth us feed. 
 
 And for His sheep He doth us take. 
 
 O enter then His gates with joy, 
 
 Within His courts His praise proclaim; 
 
 Let thankful songs your tongues employ, 
 O bless and magnify His Name. 
 
 Because the Lord our God is good. 
 
 His mercy is forever sure ; 
 His truth at all times firmly stood, 
 
 And shall from age to age endure. 
 
 PSALM ICO. 8s. 
 
 All people that dwell on the earth. 
 Your songs to Jehovah now raise ; 
 
 Come, serve Him with gladness and joy, 
 Approach Him with anthems of praise. 
 
 Know ye that Jehovah is God, 
 Our Sovereign and Maker is He; 
 
 His people, forever His own. 
 The sheep of His pasture are we. 
 
 With thankfulness enter His gates. 
 His praise in His temple proclaim ; 
 
 Your voices in thanksgiving raise. 
 And bless ye His glorious Name. 
 
 For gracious and good is the Lord ; 
 
 His mercy to us never ends ; 
 His faithfulness, true to His word, 
 
 Through ages unending extends. 
 
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PSALM loo. C. M. 
 
 O make a joyful noise, ye lands, 
 And serve the Lord with fear ; 
 
 With gladness wait His high commands, 
 And with a song draw near. 
 
 Know that the Lord is God alone ; 
 
 He made us and will keep; 
 For His wie are, and not our own, 
 
 His people and His sheep. 
 
 With glad thank,sgiving throng His gates, 
 
 His goodness to proclaim ; 
 Within His courts, where mercy waits, 
 
 Give thanks and bless His Name. 
 
 For He is good, and time shall prove 
 
 His mercies ever sure; 
 And while the ages onward move 
 
 His truth shall still endure. 
 
 PSALM loi. 7s and 6s. 
 
 Of mercy and of justice 
 My thankful song shall be ; 
 
 O Lord, in joyful praises 
 My song shall rise to Thee. 
 
 Within my house I purpose 
 To walk in wisdom's way ; 
 
 Lord, I need Thy presence ; 
 How long wilt Thou delay? 
 
 On what is base and 'evil 
 I will not set my heart ; 
 
 Trangressors' ways abhorring. 
 With them' I take no part. 
 
 No froward man or evil 
 Shall my companion be; 
 
 1 will not suffer slander 
 Or pride or treachery. 
 
 The faithful and the upright 
 Shall minister to mie ; 
 
 The lying and deoeitful 
 My favor shall not see. 
 
 I will in daily judgment 
 All wickedness reward. 
 
 And cleanse from evil-doers 
 The city of the Lord. 
 
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PSALM 102. L. M. 
 
 Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry 
 Have ready access unto Thee ; 
 
 When in distress to Thee I fly, 
 
 O hide not Thou Thy face from me. 
 
 Attend, O Lord, to my desire ; 
 
 O haste to answer when I pray; 
 For grief consumes my strength like fire, 
 
 ]\Iy days as smoke pass swift away. 
 
 My heart is withered Hke the grass. 
 And I forget my daily bread; 
 
 Li lonely grief my daysi I pass 
 And sad my thoughts upon my bed. 
 
 ]\Iy foes reproach me all the day. 
 
 My drink is tears, my bread is grief; 
 
 For in Thy wrath I pine away, 
 My days are like a fading leaf. 
 
 Thou, O Jehovah, shalt endure. 
 Thy throne forever is the same ; 
 
 And to all generations sure 
 
 Shall be Thy great memorial Name. 
 
 The time for Zion's help is near. 
 The time appointed in Thy love; 
 
 O let Thy gracious aid appear. 
 Look Thou in mercy from above. 
 
 O Lord, regard the prayer of those 
 Who love the walls of Zion well. 
 
 Whose hearts are heavy for her woes. 
 Who sad amid her ruins dwell. 
 
 Thy power and glory shall appear. 
 And Zion's walls shall be restored; 
 
 Then all the kings of earth shall fear 
 And heathen nations serve the Lord: 
 
 The Lord has heard and answered prayer 
 And saved His people in distress; 
 
 This to the coming age declare, 
 
 That they His holy Name may bless. 
 
 The Lord, exalted on His throne. 
 
 Looked down fronii heaven with pitying eye 
 
 To still the lowly captive's moan 
 And save His people doomed to die. 
 
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All men in Zion shall declare 
 
 His gracious Name with one accord, 
 
 When kings and nations gather there 
 To serve and worship God the Lord. 
 
 Before my journey is complete 
 My vigor fails, my yeans decline; 
 
 My God, O spare me, I entreat ; 
 The days of life arc wholly Thine. 
 
 O cut not short my life's brief day, 
 O Thou Whose years eternal run. 
 
 Thou Who didst earth's foundations lay, 
 Creator of the stars and sun. 
 
 The earth and heavens shall pass away, 
 Like vesture worn and laid aside, 
 
 But changeless Thou shall live for aye, 
 Thy years forever shall abide. 
 
 Thy servants' children shall remain 
 Forevermlore before Thy face; 
 
 Enduring honor they shall gain, 
 EstabHshed ever in Thy grace. 
 
 PSALM 102. 7s. Selection. 
 
 Thou, O Lord, art God alone ; 
 Everlasting is Thy throne; 
 Through the ages men shall sing 
 Praise to heaven's Eternal King. 
 
 Thou, enthroned above the skies. 
 Wilt for Zion's help arise ; 
 Let Thy grace to her appear. 
 For the promised time is near. 
 
 If with love compassionate 
 We, Thy servants, mourn her state, 
 Wilt not Thou, O gracious Lord, 
 Help in Zion's need afford? 
 
 Lord, Thy glory shall appear. 
 Kings and nations then shall fear; 
 And Thy Name shall be adored 
 When Thy Zion is restored. 
 
 This all ages shall record 
 For the glory of the Lord : 
 Thou dost hear the humble prayer. 
 For the helpless Thou dost care. 
 
 Thou eternal art, and great. 
 Heaven and earth Thou didst create; 
 Heaven and earth shall pass away, 
 Changeless Thou shalt live for aye. 
 
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As one lays a garment by, 
 Thou wilt change the starry sky 
 Like a vesture worn and old, 
 But Thy years shall ne'er be told. 
 
 Thou wilt make Thy servants' race 
 Ever live before Thy face. 
 And forever at Thy side 
 Children's children shall abide. 
 
 PSALM 103. CM. 
 
 O praise and bless the Lord, my soul, 
 His wondrous love proclaim ; 
 
 Join heart and voice and all my powers 
 To bless His holy Name. 
 
 O praise and bless the Lord, my soul, 
 
 And ever thankful be ; 
 Forget not all the benefits 
 
 He has bestowed on thee. 
 
 He freely pardons all thy sins. 
 
 And He is strong to save ; 
 He heals thy sickness, soothes thy pain, 
 
 And ransoms from the grave. 
 
 He crowns thee with His grace and love. 
 And, with His strength endued. 
 
 Thou mountest up with eagle's wings, 
 Thy joyous youth renewed. 
 
 The Lord will judge in righteousness 
 
 For all that are oppressed ; 
 To all His saints His gracious acts 
 
 And ways are manifest. 
 
 The Lord is ever merciful. 
 
 And unto anger slow ; 
 His loving-kindness and His grace 
 
 In rich abundance flow. 
 
 He will not chide forevermore. 
 
 He turns His wrath away; 
 He has not strictly marked our sins. 
 
 Our evil to repay. 
 
 As heaven is high above the earth, 
 So great His mercy proves ; 
 
 As far from us as east from west 
 He all our sin removes. 
 
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 The tender love a father has 
 For all his children dear, 
 Such love the Lord bestows on them 
 [^- Who worship Him in fear. 
 
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The Lord remembers we are dust, 
 
 And all our frailty knows; 
 Man's daj-^ are like the tender grass, 
 
 And as the flower he grows. 
 
 The flower is withered by the wind 
 That smites with blighting breath; 
 
 So man is quickly swept away 
 Before the blast of death. 
 
 Unchanging is the love of God, 
 
 From age to age the same. 
 Displayed to all who do His will 
 
 And reverence His Name. 
 
 Those who His gracious covenant keep 
 
 The Lord will ever bless; 
 Their children's children shall rejoice 
 
 To see His righteousness. 
 
 Established in the highest heavens 
 The Lord has set His throne, 
 
 And over all His kingdom rules, 
 For He is God alone. 
 
 Ye angels that excel in strength, 
 Bless ye the Lord, your God; 
 
 Ordained to hear and do His will, 
 Proclaim His praise abroad. 
 
 Bless ye the Lord, all ye His hosts 
 That serve the Lord, your King, 
 
 And wait His pleasure to perform; 
 To Him your praises bring. 
 
 Bless ye the Lord, all ye His works 
 
 In His dominion broad, 
 And, never ceasing, O my soul, 
 
 Bless thou the Lord, thy God. 
 
 PSALM 103. 8s and 7s. 
 
 O my soul, bless thou Jehovah, 
 All within me bless His Name; 
 
 Bless Jehovah and forget not 
 All His mercies to proclaim. 
 
 He forgives all thy transgressions. 
 Heals thy sicknesses and pains ; 
 
 He redeems thee from destruction. 
 And His love thy life sustains. 
 
 He with tender mercies crowns thee. 
 
 Satisfies thy full request, 
 So that like the tireless eagle 
 
 Thou with youth renewed art blessed. 
 
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Righteous is the Lord in judgment 
 
 Unto all that are oppressed; 
 To His people He has ever 
 
 Made His goodness manifest. 
 
 Yea, the Lord is full of mercj' 
 And compassion for distress, 
 
 Slow to anger and abundant 
 In His grace and tenderness. 
 
 He will not be angry alway. 
 
 Nor will He forever chide; 
 Though we oft have sinned against Him, 
 
 Still His love and grace abide. 
 
 As the heavens are high above us. 
 Great His love to us has proved; 
 
 Far as east from west is distant, 
 He has all our sins removed. 
 
 As a father loves his children. 
 
 Feeling pity for their woes, 
 So the Lord to those who fear Him 
 
 Mercy and compassion shows. 
 
 Mindful of our human frailty 
 Is the God in Whom we trust; 
 
 He, Whose years are everlasting- 
 He remembers we are dust. 
 
 Man is like the tender flower, 
 And his days are like the grass. 
 
 Withered where it lately flourished 
 By the blighting winds that pass. 
 
 Changeless is Jehovah's mercy 
 Unto those who fear His Name, 
 
 From eternity abiding 
 To eternity the same. 
 
 All the faithful to His covenant 
 Shall behold His righteousness; 
 
 He will be their strength and refuge, 
 And their children's children bless. 
 
 In the heavens the Lord Almighty 
 Fixed His everlasting throne; 
 
 Over all is His dominion; 
 He is God, and He alone. 
 
 Bless the Lord, ye mighty angels, 
 Ye that hearken to His voice. 
 
 All His gracious word fulfilling; 
 Ever bless Him and rejoice. 
 
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Bless the Lord, all ye His servants, 
 Ministers of God Most High; 
 
 Ye His hosts, that do His pleasure, 
 God your Maker glorify. 
 
 Bless the Lord, ail things created; 
 
 Be His holy Name adored 
 All throughout His wide dominion. 
 
 O my soul, bless thou the Lord. 
 
 PSALM' 103. IIS and los. Selection. 
 
 O come, my soul, bless thou the Lord thy Maker, 
 And all within me bless His holy Name ; 
 
 Bless thou the Lord, forget not all His mercies, 
 His pardoning grace and saving love proclaim. 
 
 Good is the Lord and full of kind compassion, 
 Most slow to anger, plenteous in love; 
 
 Rich is His grace to all that humbly seek Him, 
 Boundless and endless as the heavens above. 
 
 His love is like a father's to his children. 
 Tender and kind to all who fear His Name, 
 
 For well He knows our weakness and our frailty, 
 He knows that we are dust. He knows our frame. 
 
 We fade and die like flowers that grow in beauty, 
 Like tender grass that soon will disappear; 
 
 But evermore the love of God is changeless. 
 Still shown to those who look to Him in fear. 
 
 High in the heavens His throne is fixed forever. 
 His kingdom rules o'er all from pole to pole; 
 
 Bless ye the Lord through all His wide dominion ; 
 Bless His most holy Name, O thou my soul. 
 
 Bless Him, ye angels, wondrous in might. 
 Bless Him, His servants that in His will delight. 
 
 PSALM 104. los and iis. 
 
 My soul, bless the Lord ! The Lord is most great ; 
 With glory arrayed, majestic His state. 
 The light is His garment, the skies are His shade. 
 And over the waters His courts He has laid. 
 
 He rides on the clouds, the wings of the storm. 
 The lightning and wind His mission perform; 
 The earth He has founded her station to keep. 
 And wrapped as a vesture about her the deep. 
 
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O'er mountain and plain the dark waters raged ; 
 His voice they obeyed ; the floods were assuaged. 
 Uplifting the mountains He stablished a bound, 
 Forbidding the waters to cover the ground. 
 
 He causes the springs of water to flow. 
 In streams 'mid the hills and valleys below ; 
 Beside them with singing the birds greet the day, 
 And there the beasts gather their thirst to allay. 
 
 He waters the hills with rain from the skies, 
 And plentiful grass and herbs He supplies, 
 Supplying the cattle, and blessing man's toil 
 With bread in abundance, with wine and with oil. 
 
 The trees which the Lord has planted are fed. 
 And over the earth their branches are spread; 
 They keep in their shelter the birds of the air ; 
 The life of each creature the Lord makes His care. 
 
 The seasons are fixed by wisdom divine ; 
 
 The slow changing moon shows forth God's design ; 
 
 The sun in his circuit his Maker obeys. 
 
 And running his journey hastes not nor delays. 
 
 The Lord makes the night, when, leaving their lair, 
 The lions creep forth, God's bounty to share; 
 The Lord makes the morning, when beasts steal away 
 And men are beginning the work of the day. 
 
 How many and wise Thy works are, O Lord ! 
 The earth with the wealth of wisdom is stored; 
 The sea bears in safety the ships to and fro. 
 And creatures unnumbered it shelters below. 
 
 Thy creatures all look to Thee for their food; 
 Thy hand opens wide: they gather the good; 
 Thy face Thou concealest : in anguish they yearn ; 
 Their breath Thou withholdest : to dust they return. 
 
 Thy Spirit, O Lord, makes life to abound; 
 The earth is renewed, and fruitful the ground; 
 To God ascribe glory and wisdom and might ; 
 Let God in His creatures forever delight. 
 
 Before the Lord's might earth trembles and quakes ; 
 The mountains are rent, and smoke from them breaks ; 
 The Lord I will worship through all pi my_ days. 
 Yea, while I have being my God I will praise. 
 
 Rejoicing in God, my thought shall be sweet. 
 While sinners depart in ruin complete. 
 My soul, bless Jehovah, His Name be adored: 
 Come, praise Him, ye people, and worship the Lord. 
 
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PSALM 104. C M. Selection. 
 
 O Lord, how manifold the works 
 In wisdom wrought by Thee; 
 
 The wealth of Thy creation fills 
 The earth and mighty sea. 
 
 Let God rejoice in all His works, 
 And let His works proclaim 
 
 Forevermore their Maker's praise 
 And glorify His Name. 
 
 While life shall last, my thankful lips 
 A song to God will raise; 
 
 And while my being I possess, 
 My Maker I will praise. 
 
 My heart shall think upon His grace 
 
 In meditation sweet ; 
 My soiil, rejoicing in the Lord, 
 
 His praises shall repeat. 
 
 PSALM 105. C. M. 
 
 O praise the Lord, His deeds make known, 
 
 And call upon His Name ; 
 Sing ye to Him, His praises sing, 
 
 His wondrous works proclaim. 
 
 Let hearts rejoice that seek the Lord, 
 
 His holy Name adore ; 
 Seek ye Jehovah and His strength. 
 
 Seek Him forevermore. 
 
 Ye children of God's covenant, 
 Who of His grace have heard, 
 
 Forget not all His wondrous deeds 
 And judgments of His word. 
 
 The Lord our God is God alone; 
 
 All lands His judgments know; 
 His promise He remembers still, 
 
 While generations go. 
 
 While yet our fathers were but few, 
 
 Sojourners in the land. 
 He sware that Canaan should be theirs. 
 
 And made His covenant stand. 
 
 He suffered none to do them wrong 
 
 In all their pilgrim way; 
 Yea, for their sake were kings reproved 
 
 And covered with dismay. 
 
 His stern command restrained their foes 
 
 And filled them with alarm : 
 Touch not Mine own anointed ones, 
 
 Nor do My prophets harm. 
 
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He wholly broke the stafif of bread 
 
 And called for famine sore, 
 And He prepared His people's way 
 
 By sending one before. 
 
 Then Joseph, sold to slavery, 
 
 With cruel chains was bound ; 
 Till his prediction came to pass, 
 
 Distress and grief he found. 
 
 The king released him from his bonds 
 
 And made him rule the land, 
 Subjecting chiefs and senators 
 
 To his controlling hand. 
 
 To Egypt Israel followed then. 
 And there grew great and strong, 
 
 Until their friends became their foes 
 And did them grievous wrong. 
 
 God sent His servant Moses then, 
 
 And Aaron, whom He chose ; 
 Great signs and wonders they displayed 
 
 To terrify their foes. 
 
 In darkness they were taught to fear 
 
 God's great and holy Name: 
 On man and beast, on vine and field, 
 
 His awful judgment came. 
 
 He smote the first-born in the land, 
 The chief of all their strength, 
 
 Enriched His people with the spoil 
 And brought them forth at length. 
 
 Hie led them forth in health and strength, 
 None weak in all their band, 
 
 And Egypt, filled with fear, rejoiced 
 To see them leave the land. 
 
 He spread a cloud to cover them, 
 
 Most glorious and bright, 
 And made a fiery pillar shine 
 
 To give them light by night. 
 
 At their request He sent them quails. 
 And bread of heaven bestowed ; 
 
 And from the rock, to quench their thirst. 
 The living waters flowed. 
 
 His sacred word to Abraham 
 Ele kept, though waiting long, 
 
 And brought His chosen people forth 
 With joy and thankful song. 
 
 The lands and toil of wicked men 
 
 Hie gave them to possess. 
 That they might keep His holy laws. 
 
 Jehovah praise and bless. 
 
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PSALM io6. CM. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord, for He is good; 
 
 Give thanks and bless His Namie; 
 His loving-kindness changes not, 
 
 From age to age the same. 
 
 What tongue can tell His mighty deeds, 
 His wondrous works and ways? 
 
 O who can show His glory forth, 
 Or utter all His praise? 
 
 The Lord will bless and prosper those — 
 
 Yea, blest indeed are they — 
 Whose ways are just, who constantly 
 
 His righteous law obey. 
 
 O Lord, remember me in grace. 
 
 Let me salvation see; 
 The grace Thou showest to Thy saints, — 
 
 That grace reveal to me. 
 
 Let me behold Thy people's good 
 
 And in their joy rejoice; 
 With Thy triumphant heritage 
 
 Let me lift up my voice. 
 
 In evil we have gone astray, 
 
 And sinful is our race; 
 Rebelliously our fathers walked. 
 
 Forgetful of Thy grace. 
 
 Though they rebelled, yet for their help 
 
 In saving strength He came 
 To make His power almighty known 
 
 And glorify His Name. 
 
 He brought them safely through the sea 
 And overwhelmed their foes ; 
 
 Their faith was stirred, and for the time 
 Their songs of praise arose. 
 
 Forgetful soon, they tempted God, 
 
 Nor for His counsel cared ; 
 He sent them leanniess in their souls, 
 
 Whilst they earth's bounties shared. 
 
 With envy they regarded those 
 Whom God to them had sent ; 
 
 The opening earth, the kindling flame, 
 Brought awful punishment. 
 
 A golden image they adored. 
 
 And worshiped at its shrine; 
 Thus they despised the living God 
 
 And scorned His love divine. 
 
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Their God and Saviour tbcy forgot, 
 
 Their helper and their stay, 
 But Moses plead the promised grace 
 
 And turned God's wrath away. 
 
 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, 
 
 The promised land of God, 
 And tempted Him to make them fall 
 
 And scatter them abroad. 
 
 They sacrificed to heathen gods. 
 
 And God their sin repaid ; 
 Then holy wrath avenged the wrong, 
 
 And so the plague was stayed. 
 
 The Lord approved the righteous act 
 
 Of him who «in abhorred, 
 And honored him forevermore 
 
 With just and great reward. 
 
 By wicked strife they angered God, 
 
 His wrath they did iprovoke ; 
 And, stirred by their rebellious cries, 
 
 Their leader rashly spoke. 
 
 Ensnared, they served the heathen gods. 
 
 And by them were beguiled ; 
 The blood of children sacrificed 
 
 The very land defiled. 
 
 Against His own inheritance 
 
 Jehovah's wrath arose ; 
 His chosen people He condemned 
 
 To serve their heathen foes. 
 
 Though from their harsh oppressors' hand 
 
 Ofttimes He set them free, 
 Rebellious still, they were brought low 
 
 In their iniquity. 
 
 When unto God they cried. He heard 
 
 And turned again His face. 
 In boundless love remembering 
 
 The covenant of His grace. 
 
 He even touched their captors' hearts. 
 
 And made their very foes 
 Compassionate and pitiful 
 
 To feel His people's woes. 
 
 Save us, O Lord, our gracious God, 
 
 From alien lands reclaim. 
 That we may triumph in Thy praise 
 
 And bless Thy holy Name. 
 
 Blessed be the Lord our covenant God, 
 
 All praise to Him accord ; 
 Let all the people say, Amen. 
 
 Praise ye, praise ye the Lord. 
 
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PSALM 107. 7s. 
 
 Praise the Lord, for He is good. 
 
 For His mercies ever sure 
 From eternity have stood. 
 
 To eternity endure. 
 Let His ransomed people raise 
 Songs to their Redeemer's praise. 
 
 From captivity released, 
 
 From the south and from the north. 
 From the west and from the east, 
 
 In His love He brought them forth. 
 Ransomed out of every land 
 From the adversary's hand. 
 
 Wandering in the wilderness. 
 
 Far they roamed the desert way, 
 
 Found no settled dwelling-place 
 Where in peace secure to stay. 
 
 Till with thirst and hunger pressed 
 
 Courage sank within their breast. 
 
 To Jehovah then they cried 
 In their trouble, and He saved; 
 
 He Himself became their guide. 
 Led them to the rest they craved 
 
 By a pathway straight and sure, 
 
 To a city strong, secure. 
 
 Sons of men, awake to praise 
 
 God the Lord Who reigns above. 
 Gracious in His works and ways. 
 
 Wondrous in redeeming love. 
 Longing souls He satisfies. 
 Hungry hearts with good supplies. 
 
 II. 
 
 Rebels, who had dared to show 
 Proud contempt of God Most High, 
 
 Bound in iron and in woe, 
 
 Shades of death and darkness nigh. 
 
 Humbled low with toil and pain. 
 
 Fell, and looked for help in vain. 
 
 To Jehovah then they cried 
 
 In their trouble, and He saved. 
 
 Threw the prison open wide 
 
 Where they lay to death enslaved, 
 
 Bade the gloomy shadows flee, 
 
 Broke their bonds and set them free. 
 
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Sons of men, awake to praise 
 God the Lord Who reigns above, 
 
 Gracious in His works and ways, 
 Wondrous in redeeming love. 
 
 Iron bars He breaks like clay. 
 
 And the brazen gates give way. 
 
 III. 
 
 Men who walk in folly's way, 
 
 And to evil turn aside, 
 Find that sorrow will repay 
 
 Those who wisdom's laws defied; 
 Down to death's dark portals led. 
 They abhor their daily bread. 
 
 To Jehovah then they cry 
 
 In their trouble, and He saves, 
 
 Sends compassionate reply. 
 Gives the health their spirit craves, 
 
 Rescues them with gracious aid 
 
 From the snares their folly laid. 
 
 Sons of men, awake to praise 
 God the Lord Who reigns above. 
 
 Gracious in His works and ways. 
 Wondrous in redeeming love. 
 
 Let them all thank-offerings bring. 
 
 Celebrate His deeds, and sing. 
 
 IV. 
 
 They that traffic on the sea. 
 While unceasing watch they keep. 
 
 See Jehovah's majesty 
 And His wonders in the deep; 
 
 For He bids the storm-wind fly. 
 
 Lifting ocean's waves on high. 
 
 By the billows heavenward tossed, 
 Down to dreadful depths again. 
 
 Troubled much, their courage lost. 
 Reeling, they like drunken men 
 
 Find their skill and power o'erthrown; 
 
 None can save but God alone. 
 
 To Jehovah then they cry 
 In their trouble, and He saves, 
 
 Drives the darkness from the sky. 
 Calms the storm and stills the waves. 
 
 Makes their sad forebodings cease. 
 
 To their haven guides in peace. 
 
 Sons of men, awake to praise 
 God the Lord Who reigns above. 
 
 Gracious in His works and ways. 
 Wondrous in redeeming love. 
 
 Praise Him where the people meet, 
 
 Praise Him in the elders' seat. 
 
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V. 
 
 Springs and streams no longer bless 
 AJl the dry and thirsty land; 
 
 Fertile fields in verdant dress 
 God converts to desert sand ; 
 
 For that they who dwell therein 
 
 Turn to wickedness and sin. 
 
 Once again the waters well ; 
 
 All the desert blossoms fair ; 
 There He makes the hungry dwell, 
 
 There a city they prepare, 
 Plant their vines and sow their fields, 
 And the earth her increase yields. 
 
 Now He blesses them indeed : 
 They are greatly multiplied ; 
 
 On the hills their cattle feed, 
 Fast increasing, spreading wide; 
 
 Then again they are brought low 
 
 Through oppression, grief, and woe. 
 
 His contempt the princes taste; 
 
 Driven out they helpless fly. 
 Wandering in the trackless waste; 
 
 But He lifts the needy high. 
 Where no evil shall annoy, 
 And with children gives him joy. 
 
 When His righteous judgments come, 
 Strong to bless and to destroy. 
 
 All iniquity is dumb, 
 
 All the righteous sing for joy. 
 
 Who Jehovah wisely heed, 
 
 In His works His mercy read. 
 
 PSALM 107. CM. Selection. 
 
 O praise the Lord, for He is good. 
 
 His mercies still endure ; 
 Thus let His ransomed testify. 
 
 From all their foes secure. 
 
 He has redeemed His captive saints 
 
 From adversaries' hands. 
 Has gathered them and brought them back 
 
 In peace from hostile lands. 
 
 They wandered in the wilderness, 
 By want and hunger pressed ; 
 
 In trouble then they cried to God ; 
 He saved their souls distressed. 
 
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He made the way before them plain, 
 Himself became their guide; 
 
 He brought them to a city strong 
 Wherein they might abide. 
 
 O praise the Lord, ye sons of men. 
 For all His goodness shown ; 
 
 O praise Him for the wondrous works 
 To you He has made known. 
 
 The longing soul that turns to Him 
 
 He fully satisfies ; 
 He fills with good each hungering one 
 
 That for His mercy cries. 
 
 PSALM io8. 6s and 4s. 
 
 My s.teadfast heart, O God, 
 Will sound Thy praise abroad 
 
 With tuneful string ; 
 The dawn shall hear my song, 
 Thy praise I will prolong, 
 And where Thy people throng 
 
 Thanksgiving bring. 
 
 Thy truth and tender love 
 Are high as heaven above; 
 
 Thy help we crave. 
 Be Thou exalted high 
 Above the lofty sky ; 
 Lest Thy beloved die, 
 
 O hear and save. 
 
 God's word shall surely stand; 
 His Name through every land 
 
 Shall be adored. 
 Lord, who shall lead our host? 
 Thine aid we covet most; 
 In Thee is all our boast, 
 
 Strong in the Lord. 
 
 PSALM 108. S. M. 
 
 My heart is fixed, O God, 
 
 A grateful song I raise ; 
 Awake, O harp, in joyful strains; 
 
 Awake, my soul, to praise. 
 
 Among the nations, Lord. 
 
 To Thee my song shall rise ; 
 Thy itruth is great above the heavens, 
 
 Ihy miercies reach the skies. 
 
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Above the heavens, O God, 
 
 And over all the earth, 
 Let men exalt Thy glorious Name 
 
 And tell Thy matchless worth. 
 
 Stfietch forth Thy mighty hand 
 
 In answer to our prayer, 
 And let Thine own beloved ones 
 
 Thy great salvation share. 
 
 The holy God hath said, 
 
 All lands shall own My sway ; 
 
 My people shall My glory share, 
 The heathen shall obey. 
 
 O who will lead our hosts 
 
 To triumph o'er the foe. 
 If Thou shalt cast us off, O God, 
 
 Nor with our armies go? 
 
 The help of man is vain ; 
 
 Be Thou our helper, Lord ; 
 Through Thee we shall do valiantly 
 
 If Thou Thine aid afford. 
 
 PSALM 109. L. M. 
 
 O God, Whom I delight to praise. 
 To Thee my cry for help I raise ; 
 Be Thou my friend and advocate 
 When foes assail with bitter hate. 
 
 Against me slanderous words are flung 
 From many a false and lying tongue ; 
 Without a cause men hurl at me 
 The shafts of deadly enmity. 
 
 My good with evil they repay, 
 My love turns not their hate away; 
 The part of vengeance. Lord, is Thine; 
 To pray, and only pray, is mine. 
 
 Since love appeals to him in vain. 
 The slave of sin let him remain; 
 Against him let his foe be turned. 
 His sin be judged, his prayer be spurned. 
 
 Let sudden death upon him break. 
 His office let another take. 
 His children and his widowed wife 
 Pursue the homeless beggar's life. 
 
 Let creditors consume his toil 
 
 And strangers make his wealth their spoil. 
 
 Let none in pity heed his claim. 
 
 Cut off his race, blot out his name. 
 
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His parents' sins be not forgot 
 Till Thou from earth his memory blot, 
 Since he remembered not to show 
 Compassion to the sons of woe. 
 
 He cursing loved and blessing loathed ; 
 Unblest, with cursing he is clothed; 
 For thus the justice of the Lord 
 My adversaries will reward. 
 
 O God, the Lord, for Thy Name's sake 
 Let me of Thy good grace partake ; 
 j\Iy need is great, and great Thou art 
 To heal my wounded, stricken heart. 
 
 With failing strength I fast and pine, 
 Like shadows swift my days decline, 
 And when my foes my weakness see 
 They shake the head in scorn at me. 
 
 O Lord my God, Thy help I crave; 
 In Thy great loving-kindness save; 
 Before my foes Thy mercy show; 
 Thrtt Thou dost help me make them know. 
 
 What though they curse, if Thou wilt bless? 
 Then joy shall banish my distress. 
 And shame shall overwhelm the foes 
 Who would Thy servant's way oppose. 
 
 Thanksgiving to the Lord I raise; 
 The multitude shall hear my praise; 
 For by the needy God will stand 
 To save them from oppression's hand. 
 
 PSALM 109. C. M. Selection. 
 
 O Lord my God, for Thy Name's sake 
 
 In mercy deal with me ; 
 Because Thy kindness is so great, 
 
 From trouble set me free. 
 
 O Thou Who art my Lord and God, 
 
 Thy gracious help extend. 
 And for Thy loving-kindness' sake 
 
 O save mie and defend. 
 
 My voice shall greatly bless the Lord 
 And sing His worthy praise. 
 
 And I amid the multitude 
 My thankful song will raise. 
 
 The Lord be praised, for ever near 
 The helpless poor He sitands. 
 
 Protecting them with wondrous power 
 From their oppressors' hands. 
 
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• PSALM no. 8s and 7s. 
 
 The Lord unto His Christ hath said : 
 
 In s'lory I enthrone Thee 
 Till all Thy foes, in triumph led, 
 
 Their sovereign King shall own Thee. 
 From Zion shall Jehovah send 
 Thy soepter, till before Thee bend 
 
 The knees of proud rebellion. 
 
 Thy people will be gladly Thine 
 When Thou shalt come victorious 
 
 In holy beauty Thou shalt shine, 
 Like morning fair and glorious. 
 
 The word of God shall not depart : 
 
 The King of Righteousness Thou art, 
 A royal priest forever. 
 
 The Lord at Thy right hand shall smite 
 
 Earth's kings in indignation, 
 And He shall judge with sovereign right 
 
 Throughout His wide creation. 
 While living streams His strength sustain, 
 The Christ the victory shall gain, 
 
 Head over all exalted. 
 
 PSALM no. C. M. 
 
 The Lord unto His Christ hath said : 
 
 Sit Thou at My right hand 
 Until I make Thine enemies 
 
 Submit to Thy command. 
 
 A scepter prospered by the Lord 
 Thy mighty hand shall wield ; 
 
 From Zion Thou shalt rule the world, 
 And all Thy foes shall yield. 
 
 Thy people will be gladly Thine 
 When Thou shalt come in might 
 
 Like dawning day, like hopeful youth. 
 With holy beauty bright. 
 
 A priesthood that shall never end 
 
 The Lord hath given Thee ; 
 This He hath sworn, and evermore 
 
 FulfilLed His word shall be. 
 
 Thou shalt subdue the kings of earth 
 With God at Thy right hand; 
 
 The nations Thou shalt rule in might 
 And judge in every land. 
 
 The Christ, refreshed by living streams. 
 
 Shall neither faint nor fall. 
 And He shall be the glorious Head, 
 
 Exalted over all. 
 
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PSALM III. L. M. 
 
 O give the Lord whole-hearted praise ; 
 
 To Him thanksgiving I will bring; 
 With all His people I will raise 
 
 My voice and of His glory ising. 
 
 His saints delight to search and trace 
 His mighty works and wondrous ways ; 
 
 Majestic glory, boundless grace 
 And righteousness His work displays. 
 
 The wondrous works that God has wrought 
 
 His people ever keep in mind, 
 His works with grace and mercy fraught, 
 
 Reviealing that the Lord is kind. 
 
 God's promise shall forever stand ; 
 
 He cares for those who trust His word ; 
 Upon His saints His mighty hand 
 
 The wealth of nations has conferred. 
 
 His works are true and just indeed. 
 
 His precepts are forever sure; 
 In truth and righteousness decreed 
 
 They shall forevern^ore endure. 
 
 FronT Him His saints' redemption came ; 
 
 His covenant sure no change can know ; 
 Let all revere His holy Name, 
 
 In heaven above and earth below. 
 
 In reverence and in godly fear 
 
 Man finds the gate to wisdom's ways ; 
 
 The wise His holy Name revere. 
 
 Through endless ages sound His praise. 
 
 PSALM 112. L. M. 
 
 How blest the man who fears the Lord 
 And greatly loves God's holy will ; 
 
 His children share his great reward, 
 And blessings all their days shall fill. 
 
 Abounding wealth shall bless his home, 
 His righteousness shall still endure; 
 
 To him shall light arise in gloom. 
 For he is merciful and pure. 
 
 The man whose hand the weak befriends 
 In judgment shall his cause maintain; 
 
 A peace unmoved his life attends. 
 And long his memory shall remain. 
 
 Of evil tidings not afraid. 
 
 His trust is in the Lord alone ; 
 His heart is steadfast, undismayed, 
 
 For he shall see his foes o'erthrown. 
 
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With kind remembrance of the poor, 
 For their distress his gifts provide; 
 
 His righteousness shall thus endure, 
 His name in honor shall abide. 
 
 To shame the wicked shall be brought. 
 While righteous men sliall favor gain; 
 
 Unrighteous hopes shall come to naught; 
 Its due reward shall sin obtain. 
 
 PSALM 113. L. M. 
 
 Praise God, ye servants of the Lord, 
 Praise, praise His Name with one accord ; 
 Bless ye the Lord, His Name adore 
 From this time forth forevermore. 
 
 From rising unto setting sun 
 Praised be the Lord, the Mighty One ; 
 He reigns o'er all, supreme in might. 
 Above the heavens in glory bright. 
 
 On whom' but God can we rely, 
 The Lord our God Who reigns on high, 
 Who condescends to see and know 
 The things of heaven and earth below? 
 
 He lifts the poor and makes them great, 
 With joy He fills the desolate. 
 Praise ye the Lord and bless His Name, 
 His mercy and His might proclaim. 
 
 PSALM 114. L. M. 
 
 When Israel out of Egypt went, 
 From people of a speech unknown. 
 
 The Lord among His people dwelt. 
 And there He set His royal throne. 
 
 The sea beheld and fled away. 
 
 The Jordan's waters backward turned ; 
 The lofty mountains and the hills 
 
 With trembling awie our God discerned. 
 
 What aileth thee, O troubled sea? 
 
 Thou Jordan, why thy riven tide? 
 Ye mountains and ye little hills, 
 
 Why thus dismayed on every side? 
 
 O tremble, earth, before the Lord, 
 In presence of Jehovah fear, 
 
 Beneath Whose touch the flinty rock 
 Became a fount of waters clear. 
 
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PSALM IIS- L. M. 
 
 Not unto us, O Lord of heaven, 
 
 But unto Thee be glory given ; 
 
 In love and truth Thou dost fulfil 
 
 The counsels of Thy sovereign will. 
 Though nations fail Thy power to own, 
 Yet Thou dost reign, and Thou alone. 
 
 1 he idol gods of heathen lands 
 Are but the work of human hands ; 
 They cannot see, they cannot speak, 
 Their ears are deaf, their hands are weak; 
 
 Like them shall be all thosie who hold 
 
 To gods of silver and of gold. 
 
 Let Israel trust in God alone, 
 The Lord Whose grace and power are known : 
 To Him your full allegiance yield, 
 And He will be your help and shield. 
 All thosie who fear Him God will bless : 
 His saints have proved His faithfulness. 
 
 All ye that fear Him and adore. 
 The Lord increase you more and more ; 
 Both great and small who Him confess, 
 You and your children He will bless. 
 Yea, blest are yte of Him Who made 
 The heavens, and earth's foundations laid. 
 
 The heavens are God's since time began. 
 But He hath given the earth to man. 
 The dead praise not the living God, 
 But we will sound His praise abroad ; 
 
 Yea, we will ever bless His Name. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord, His praise proclaim. 
 
 PSALIM us. CM. Selection. 
 
 Tine Lord Who has remembered us 
 
 His blessing will bestow ; 
 All those who fear His holy Name 
 
 His loving care shall know. 
 
 For small and great who fear His Name 
 The Lord has good in store ; 
 
 Ye and your children, blest of God, 
 Shall prosper more and more. 
 
 The great Creator blesses you 
 With gifts of boundliess worth ; 
 
 The heavens He claims, but gives to man 
 Dominion in the earth. 
 
 The silent dead praise not the Lord, 
 The grave no song can raise ; 
 
 But we will bless Him evermore. 
 Let all proclaim His praise. 
 
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PSALM ii6. L. M. 
 
 I love tho Lord, for my request 
 ■ And humble plea He makes His care; 
 In Him through life my faith shall rest 
 For He both hears and answers prayer. 
 
 Brought nigh to death and full of grief, 
 The Lord's salvation I besought ; 
 
 He heard my cry, He sent relief; 
 
 My soul from depths of woe He brought. 
 
 IVIost kind and righteous is the Lord; 
 
 Our God is merciful indeed. 
 Delighting ever to afiford 
 
 His help to me in time of need. 
 
 Return unto thy rest, my soul ; 
 
 The Lord has richly dealt with thee, 
 Delivered thee from death's control. 
 
 From sin and sorrow set thee free. 
 
 Since He has freed mine eyes from tears 
 And kept my feet from evil ways. 
 
 Redeemed from life's distressing fears, 
 With Him I walk, and Him I praise. 
 
 In my affliction and my pain. 
 
 When fears alarmed and hopes deceived, 
 1 found all human helpers vain. 
 
 But in the Lord my soul believed. 
 
 What shall I render to the Lord 
 
 For all His benefits to me? 
 How shall my soul by grace restored 
 
 Give worthy thanks, O Lord, to Thee? 
 
 Salvation's cup of blessing now 
 I take, and call upon God's Name; 
 
 Before His saints I pay my Vow 
 And here my gratitude proclaim. 
 
 His saints the Lord delights to save, 
 Their death is precious in His sight ; 
 
 He has redeemed me from the grave, 
 And in His service I delight. 
 
 With thankful heart I offer now 
 My gift, and call upon God's Name; 
 
 Before His saints I pay my vow 
 And here my gratitude proclaim. 
 
 Within His house, the house of prayer, 
 
 I dedicate myself to God; 
 Let all His saints His grace declare 
 
 And join to sound His praise abroad. 
 
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PSAOI ii6. CM. 
 
 I love the Lord Who heard my cry 
 
 And granted my request ; 
 In Him Who hears and answers prayer 
 
 My trust through life shall rest. 
 
 With deadly sorrows compassed round. 
 
 My heart was full of grief; 
 Then to the Lord I made my ^prayer 
 
 That He would send relief. 
 
 The Lord is just and merciful, 
 
 And gracious to the ineek; 
 He saved me when I cried to Him, 
 
 Though I was poor and weak. 
 
 Return unto thy rest, my soul, 
 
 No longer troubled be ; 
 The Lord sustains thee, and has dealt 
 
 Most graciously with thee. 
 
 Before my Saviour I will live; 
 
 From death He saved my soul. 
 Mine eyes from tears, my feet from falls, 
 
 And He has made me whole. 
 
 In my affliction this I found, 
 
 That human help deceived ; 
 But ever faithful was the Lord 
 
 In Whom my soul believed. 
 
 What shall I render to the Lord, 
 
 What shall my offering be. 
 For all the gracious benefits 
 
 He has bestowed on me ? 
 
 Salvation's cup my soul will take 
 
 While to the Lord I pray. 
 And with His people I will meet. 
 
 My thankful vows to pay. 
 
 Not lightly does the Lord permit 
 
 His chosen saints to die ; 
 From death Thou hast delivered me; 
 
 Thy servant. Lord, am I. 
 
 The sacrifice of praise I bring 
 
 While ito the Lord I pray ; 
 And with His people I will meet. 
 
 My thankful vows to pay. 
 
 Within His house, the house of prayer. 
 My soul shall IjIcss the Lord ; 
 
 And praises to Has holy Name 
 Let all His saints accord. 
 
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PSALM 117. L. M. 
 
 With thankful voice praise ye the Lord, 
 Jehovah's ipraise in song record; 
 Yea, all ye people everywhere, 
 Jehovah's worthy praise declare. 
 
 For loving-kindmess ever great 
 Toward us and all who on Him wait, 
 For truth to endless years the same, 
 Praise ye Jehovah's holy Name. 
 
 PSALM 117. Ss and 7s. 
 
 Praisie Jehovah, all ye nations, 
 All ye people, praise proclaim ; 
 
 For His grace and loving-kindness 
 O sing praises to His Name. 
 
 For the greatness of His mercy 
 Constant praise to Him accord; 
 
 Evermore His truth endureth ; 
 Hallelujah, praise the Lord. 
 
 PSALM 117. 6s and 4s. 
 
 All men on earth that live, 
 To God all glory give ; 
 
 Praise ye the Lord. 
 His loving-kindness bless, 
 
 His constant faithfulness 
 And changeless truth confess; 
 
 Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 PSALM 118. CM. 
 
 O praise the Lord, for He is good ; 
 
 Let all in heaven above 
 And all His saints on earth proclaim 
 
 His everlasting love. 
 
 In my distress I called on God ; 
 
 In grace He answered me. 
 Removed my bonds, enlarged my place. 
 
 From trouble set me free. 
 
 The Lord with me, I will not fear 
 Though human might oppose ; 
 
 The Lord my helper, I shall be 
 Triumphant o'er my foes. 
 
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No trust in men, or kings of men, 
 
 Can confidence afford ; 
 But they are strong, and sure their trust, 
 
 Whose hope is in the Lord. 
 
 Though nations compass me about, 
 
 The swarming hosts of sin, 
 Yet in the Name of God the Lord 
 
 I shall th2 victory win. 
 
 The I-ord hath helped and kept me safe 
 When foes were fierce and strong; 
 
 The Lord my Saviour is become, 
 He is my strength and song. 
 
 Salvation's joyful song is heard 
 Where'er the righteous dwell ; 
 
 For them God's hand is strong to save 
 And doeth all things well. 
 
 I shall not die, but live and tell 
 
 The wonders of the Lord ; 
 He hath not given my soul to death, 
 
 But chastened and restored. 
 
 The glorious gates of righteousness 
 
 Throw open unto me, 
 And I will enter them, with praise, 
 
 O Lord, my God, to Thee. 
 
 This is Thy temple-gate. O Lord; 
 
 The just shall enter there. 
 My Saviour, I will give Thee thanks, 
 
 O Thou that hearest prayer. 
 
 The stone rejected and despised 
 
 Is now the corner-stone; 
 How wondrous are the ways of God, 
 
 Unfathomed and unknown ! 
 
 In this the day that Thou hast made. 
 
 Triumphantly we sing; 
 Send r.ow prosperity, O Lord, 
 
 O Lord, salvation bring. 
 
 Hosanna !• Ever blest be He 
 That cometh in God's Name, 
 
 The blessing of Jehovah's house 
 Upon you we proclaim. 
 
 The light of joy to shine on us 
 The Lord our God hath made ; 
 
 Now be the precious sacrifice 
 LTpon His altar laid. 
 
 O Lord, my God. I praise Thy Name, 
 
 All other names above; 
 O give Him thanks, for He is good, 
 
 And boundless is His love. 
 
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PSALM 1 18. L.M. Selection. 
 
 Give thanks and praise to God above. 
 For everlasting is His love ; 
 Praise Him, ye saints, your Saviour praise, 
 Forever good in all His ways. 
 
 Let all His servants tell abroad 
 The never-failing grace of God; 
 Let all who fear Jehovah's Name 
 His everlasting love proclaim. 
 
 In bondage of distress and grief 
 To God I cried, and sought relief; 
 In wondrous love He heard my plea 
 And set my soul at liberty. 
 
 Though foes assail I will not fear, 
 For at my side the Lord is near; 
 The Lord my helper, I shall win 
 The victory o'er the hosts of sin. 
 
 Who put their trust in God Most High 
 On everlasting strength rely; 
 Their confidence shall pass away 
 Who make the arm of flesh their stay. 
 
 Ye gates of peace and joy untold, 
 Ye gates of righteousness, unfold. 
 That I may enter in and raise 
 A song of thankfulness and praise. 
 
 Within Thy gates, O God of grace, 
 Thy saints shall find a dwelling-place; 
 My thanks and praise to Thee I bear, 
 My Saviour, Who hast heard my prayer. 
 
 What wondrous things the Lord hath wrought! 
 The stone the builders set at naught, 
 Established by no human hand, 
 The chiefest corner-stone doth stand. 
 
 In this the day the Lord hath made 
 To Him be joyful honors paid; 
 Let us Thy full salvation see; 
 O Lord, send now prosperity. 
 
 Hosanna ! Praise to Him proclaim 
 Who cometh in Jehovah's Name ! 
 May blessing from God's dwelling-place 
 Descend on us in boundless grace. 
 
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PSALM 119. 
 Part I. L. M. 
 
 How blest the perfect in the way 
 Who from God's law do not depart, 
 
 Who, holding fast the word of truth, 
 Seek Him with undivided heart. 
 
 Yea, they are kept from paths of sin 
 Who walk in God's appointed way; 
 
 Thy precepts Thou hast given us 
 That we should faithfully obej'. 
 
 My wavering heart is now resolved 
 
 Thy holy statutes to fulfil ; 
 No more shall I be brought to shame 
 When I regard Thy holy will. 
 
 To Thee my praise sincere shall rise 
 When I Thy righteous judgments learn; 
 
 Forsake me not, but be my guide, 
 And from Thy truth I will not turn. 
 
 Part H. L. M. 
 
 How shall the young direct their way? 
 
 What light shall be their perfect guide? 
 Thy word, O Lord, will safely lead, 
 
 If in its wisdom they confide. 
 
 Sincerely I have sought Thee, Lord; 
 
 O let me not from Thee depart ; 
 To know Thy will and keep from sin 
 
 Thy word I cherish in my heart. 
 
 O blessed Lord, teach me Thy law ; 
 
 Thy righteous judgments I declare; 
 Thy testimonies make me glad. 
 
 For they are wealth beyond compare. 
 
 Upon Thy precepts and Thy ways 
 My heart will meditate with awe; 
 
 Thy word shall be my chief delight. 
 And I will not forget Thy law. 
 
 Part HI. C. M. 
 
 Thy servant, blest by Thee, shall live 
 And keep Thy word with awe ; 
 
 Lord, open Thou mine eyes to see 
 The wonders of Thy law. 
 
 A pilgrim in the earth am I ; 
 
 Thy will to nue reveal ; 
 To know Thy truth my spirit yearns. 
 
 Consumed with ardent zeal. 
 
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Thou dost rebuke the proud, O Lord, 
 • Who hate Thy holy Name ; 
 But since I keep Thy righteous law, 
 Deliver me from shame. 
 
 I on Thy statutes meditate, 
 
 Though evil men deride ; 
 Thy faithful word is my delight, 
 
 Mv counselor and guide. 
 
 Part IV. C. M. 
 
 My grieving soul revive, O Lord, 
 
 According to Thy word ; 
 To Thee my ways I have declared. 
 
 And Thou my prayer hast heard. 
 
 Teach me to know Thy holy way 
 And think upon Thy deeds ; 
 
 In grief I ask for promised grace 
 According to my needs. 
 
 Keep me from falsehood ; let Thy law 
 
 With me in grace abide ; 
 The way of faithfulness I choose; 
 
 Thy precepts are my guide. 
 
 I cleave unto Thy truth, O Lord ; 
 
 From shame deliver me ; 
 In glad obedience I will live 
 
 Through strength bestowed by Thee. 
 
 Part V. L. M. 
 
 Teach me, O Lord, Thy way of truth, 
 And from it I will not depart; 
 
 That I may steadfastly obey, 
 Give me an understanding heart. 
 
 Im Thy commandments make me walk, 
 For in Thy law my joy shall be; 
 
 Give me a heart that loves Thy will, 
 From discontent and envy free. 
 
 Turn Thou mine eyes from vanity. 
 And cause me in Thy ways to tread; 
 
 O let Thy servant prove Thy word 
 And thus to godly fear be led. 
 
 Turn Thou away reproach and fear; 
 
 Thy righteous judgments I confess; 
 To know Thy precepts I desire ; 
 
 Revive me in Thy righteousness. 
 
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Part VI. C. M. 
 
 Thy promised mercies send to me, 
 
 Thy great salvation, Lord; 
 So shall I answer those who scoff; 
 
 My trust is in Thy word. 
 
 My hope is in Thy judgment. Lord; 
 
 Take not Thy truth from me, 
 And in Thy law forevermore 
 
 My daily walk shall be. 
 
 And I will walk at liberty 
 
 Because Thy truth I seek; 
 Thy truth before the kings of earth 
 
 With boldness I will speak. 
 
 The Lord's commands, which I have lovrd. 
 
 Shall still new joy impart; 
 With reverence I will hear Thy laws 
 
 And keep them in my heart. 
 
 Part VIL 8s and 7s. 
 
 Lord, Thy word to me remember ; 
 
 Thou hast made me hope in Thee; 
 This my comfort in afifliction 
 
 That Thy word hath quickened me. 
 
 Mocked by those who are unrighteous. 
 Still to Thy commands I cleave; 
 
 Thinking on Thy former judgments, 
 Help and comfort I receive. 
 
 Wicked mien Thy law forsaking 
 Stirred my indignation strong. 
 
 For in all my pilgrim journey 
 Thy coiTunandments are my song. 
 
 Thou hast been my meditation 
 
 And Thy law hath been my guide ; 
 
 I have kept Thy righteous precepts 
 And have found them true and tried. 
 
 Part VIIL S. M. 
 
 Thou art my iportion, Lord ; 
 
 Thy words I ever heed ; 
 With all my heart Thy grace I seek. 
 
 Thy promises I plead. 
 
 I thought upon my ways. 
 
 Thy testimonies learned ; 
 With earnest haste, and waiting not, 
 
 To Thy commands I iurned. 
 
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While snnres beset my path, 
 
 Thy law I keep in view ; 
 At midnight I will give Thee praise 
 
 For all Tiiy judgniients true. 
 
 All those who fear Thy Name 
 Shall my companions be ; 
 
 Thy mercy fills the earth, O Lord; 
 Thy statutes teach Thou me. 
 
 Part IX. 9s and 8s. 
 
 Thou, Lord, hast dealt well with Thy servant; 
 
 Thy promise is faithful and just; 
 Instruct me in judgment and knowledge. 
 
 For in Thy commandments I trust. 
 
 Before my affliction I wandered. 
 But now Thy good word I obey; 
 
 O Thou, Who art holy and gracious. 
 Now teach me Thy statutes, I pray. 
 
 The proud have assailed me with slander; 
 
 Thy precepts shall still be my guide; 
 Thy law is my joy and my treasure. 
 
 Though sinners may boast in their pride. 
 
 Affliction has been for my profit. 
 That I to Thy statutes might hold ; 
 
 Thy law to my soul is more precious 
 Than thousands of silver and gold. 
 
 Part X. L. M. 
 
 Thou, Who didst make and fashion me, 
 O make me wise, Thy law to learn ; 
 
 Then they that fear Thee shall be glad 
 When they my hope in God discern. 
 
 Thou, Lord, art just in all Thy ways, 
 And faithful when Thou chastenest me.; 
 
 I pray Thee, let Thy promised grace 
 Thy servant's help and comfort be. 
 
 Show mercy, Lord, that I may live. 
 For in Thy law is all m)y joy ; 
 
 While those who wrong me are rebuked. 
 Thy precepts shall my thought employ. 
 
 Let those that fear Thee turn to me; 
 
 Thy truth to thenii will I proclaim; 
 Instruct my heart to keep Thy law, 
 
 That I may not be put to shame. 
 
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Part XL C. M. 
 
 My soul for Thy salvation faints, 
 
 But still I hope in Thee; 
 I long to see Thy promised help, 
 
 When Thou shalt comfort me. 
 
 Thy statutes I do not forget, 
 'I'hough wasting grief I know ; 
 
 Thy servant's days are few, O Lord ; 
 When wilt Thou judge my foe? 
 
 The proud, disdainful of Thy law, 
 Entrap me wrongfully; 
 
 Thou, Whose law is just and true, 
 Help and deliver me. 
 
 Almost consumed, yet from Thy law 
 
 I have not turned away ; 
 In loving-kindness give me strength, 
 
 That I may still obey. 
 
 Part XIL L. M. 
 
 Forever settled in the heavens. 
 Thy word, O Lord, shall firmly stand ; 
 
 Thy faithfulness shall never fail; 
 The earth abides at Thy command. 
 
 Thy word and works unmoved remain, 
 Thine every purpose to fulfil ; 
 
 All things are Thine and Thee obey. 
 And all as servants wait Thy will. 
 
 1 should have perished in my woe 
 Had not I loved Thy law divine ; 
 
 That law I never can forget ; 
 O save me. Lord, for I am Thine. 
 
 The wicked would destroy my soul. 
 But on Thy truth I muse with awe ; 
 
 Imperfect I have found all else. 
 But boundless is Thv wondrous law. 
 
 Part XIIL 7s. 
 
 How I love Thy law, O Lord ! 
 Daily joy its truths afford; 
 In its constant light I go, 
 Wise to conquer every foe. 
 
 Thy commandments in my heart 
 Truest wisdom, can impart ; 
 To mine eyes Thy precepts show 
 Wisdom more than sages know. 
 
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While my heart Thy word obeys, 
 I am kept from evil ways ; 
 From Thy law, with Thee to guide, 
 I have never turned aside. 
 
 Sweeter are Thy words to me 
 Than all other good can be ; 
 Safe I walk, Thy truth my light, 
 Hating falsehood, loving right. 
 
 Part XIV. L. M. 
 
 Thy word sheds light upon my path ; 
 
 A shining light, it guides my feet ; 
 Tiiy righteous judgments to observe 
 
 My solemn vow I now repeat. 
 
 In my distress I plead with Thee, 
 Send help according to Thy word ; 
 
 Accept my sacrifice of praise 
 And make me know Thy judgments, Lord. 
 
 In danger oft and nigh to death, 
 Thy law remembered is my aid; 
 
 The wicked seek my overthrow. 
 Yet from Thy truth I have not strayed. 
 
 Thy precepts are my heritage, 
 For daily they my heart rejoice; 
 
 To keep Thy statutes faithfully 
 Shall ever be my willing choice. 
 
 Part XV. L. M. 
 
 Deceit and falsehood I abhor, 
 
 But love Thy law, Thy truth revealed; 
 My steadfast hope is in Thy word ; 
 
 Thou art my refuge and my shield; 
 The paths of sin I have not trod, 
 But kept the precepts of my God. 
 
 According to Thy gracious word 
 Uphold me, Lord, deliver me ; 
 
 O do not let me be ashamed 
 
 Of patient hope and trust in Thee; 
 
 O hold Thou me and I shall stand 
 
 And ever follow Thy command. 
 
 The froward Thou hast set at nought 
 Who vainly wander from the right ; 
 
 The wicked Thou dost count as dross; 
 Thy just decrees are my delight. 
 
 For fear of Thee I stand in awe 
 
 And reverence Thy most holy law. 
 
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Part XVI. 8s and 7s. 
 
 I have followed truth and justice; 
 
 Leave me not in deep distress; 
 Be my help and my protection, 
 
 Let the proud no more oppress. 
 
 For Thy word and Thy salvation, 
 Lord, my eyes with longing fail ; 
 
 Teach Thy statutes to Thy servant, 
 Let Thy mercy now prevail. 
 
 I am Thine, O give me wisdom ; 
 
 Make me know Thy truth, I pray; 
 Sinners have despised Thy statutes : 
 
 Now, O Lord, Thy power display. 
 
 Lord, I love Thy good commandments 
 And esteem them more than gold ; 
 
 All Thy precepts are most righteous : 
 Hating sin, to these I hold. 
 
 Part XVIL L. M. 
 
 Thy wondrous testimonies. Lord, 
 My soul will keep and greatly praise; 
 
 Thy word, by faithful lips proclaimed, 
 To simplest minds the truth conveys, 
 
 I thirst for Thy commandments, Lord, 
 And for Thy mercy press my claim; 
 
 O look on me, and show the grace 
 
 Displayed to all who love Thy Name. 
 
 Direct my footsteps in Thy word. 
 From sin's dominion save my soul, 
 
 From man's oppression set me free. 
 That I may yield to Thy control. 
 
 O make Thy face to shine on me. 
 And teach me all Thy laws to keep ; 
 
 Because Thy statutes are despised. 
 With overwhelming grief I weep. 
 
 Part XVIIL C. M. 
 
 O Lord, Thy perfect righteousness 
 Is in Thy judgments shown; 
 
 In Thine unchanging faithfulness 
 Thy truth Thou hast made known. 
 
 Because Thy foes forget Thy law 
 
 My soul is greatly stirred ; 
 Thy servant loves the purity 
 
 Of Thy most holy word. 
 
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Though I am huniiblc and despised, 
 ■ I strive Thy will to do; 
 Eternal is Thy righteousness, 
 And all Thy law is true. 
 
 Delight amid distress and pain 
 Do Thy commandments give ; 
 
 Thy word is righteous evermore; 
 Teach me that I may live. 
 
 Part XIX. S. M. 
 
 O Lord, my earnest cry 
 
 Thy listening ear has heard; 
 
 With Thy salvation answer me, 
 And I will keep Thy word. 
 
 At early dawn I prayed, 
 
 Thy promises my trust ; 
 At night I thought upon Thy word 
 
 ]\IO'St holy and most just. 
 
 O hear me in Thy grace. 
 
 In mercy quicken me ; 
 The wicked plan to do me harm. 
 
 But they are far from Thee. 
 
 Thou, Lord, art near to me, 
 And true are Thy commands ; 
 
 Of old Thy testimonies show 
 Thy truth eternal stands. 
 
 Part XX. L. M. 
 
 Regard my grief and rescue me, 
 For I do not forget Thy laws. 
 
 As Thou hast promised, save me. Lord ; 
 Redeem my soul, and plead my cause. 
 
 Far is salvation from the men 
 Who do not seek Thy statutes, Lord. 
 
 Great are Thy mercies ; quicken me 
 According to Thy holy word. 
 
 I bear the spite of many foes. 
 Yet from Thy law I do not swerve ; 
 
 I saw the faithless and was grieved. 
 For they Thy word do not observe. 
 
 Behold how I Thy precepts love ! 
 
 In kindness. Lord, revive Thou me; 
 The sum of all Thy word is truth j 
 
 Thy word abides eternally. 
 
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Part XXI. C M. 
 
 Though mighty foes assail me, Lord, 
 
 I fear not them, but Thee ; 
 As boundless wealth and priceless spoil, 
 
 Thy word rejoices me. 
 
 Deceit and falsehood I abhor. 
 
 But in Thy law delight ; 
 Throughout the day I praise Thy Name, 
 
 For all Thy ways are right. 
 
 Great peace has he who loves Thy law, 
 
 Unmoved, he safely stands ; 
 For Thy salvation I have hoped 
 
 And follovv^ed Thy commands. 
 
 Thy testimonies I have kept ; 
 
 They are my chief delight; 
 Observant of Thy law and truth, 
 
 I walk before Thy sight. 
 
 Part XXII. L. M. 
 
 O let my supplicating cry 
 
 By Thee, my gracious Lord, be heard; 
 Give wisdom and deliver me 
 
 According to Thy faithful word. 
 
 Instructed in Thy holy law. 
 To praise Thy word I lift my voice; 
 
 O Lord, be Thou my present help, 
 
 For Thy commandments are my choice. 
 
 For Thy salvation I have longed, 
 And in Thy law is my delight; 
 
 Enrich my soul with life divine. 
 And help me by Thy judgments right. 
 
 Thy servant like a wandering sheep 
 Has lost the path and gone astray; 
 
 Restore my soul and lead me home, 
 For Thv commands I would obey. 
 
 PSALM 120. L. M. 
 
 I cried to God in my distress, 
 
 And by the Lord my prayer was heard ; 
 O save me. Lord, from lying lips 
 
 And from the false, deceitful word. 
 
 What woe for falsehood can atone. 
 
 Or punish the deceitful tongue, 
 The tongue whose speech consumes like fire, 
 
 Whose words like deadly shafts are flung? 
 
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A!as for me, whose lot is cast 
 
 With those who find their joy in strife ! 
 With those who hate the paths of peace 
 
 I long havie dwelt and spent my life. 
 
 In thought and act I am for peace ; 
 
 Peace I pursue and ever seek ; 
 But those about me are for strife, 
 
 Though I in love and kindness speak. 
 
 PSALM 121. CM. 
 
 I to the hills will lift mine eyes: 
 O whence shall come my aid? 
 
 My help is from the Lord alone. 
 Who heaven and earth has made. 
 
 He will not let thy foot be moved; 
 
 Thy guardian never sleeps ; 
 With watchful and unslumbering care 
 
 His own He safely keeps. 
 
 Thy faithful keeper is the Lord, 
 Thy shelter and thy shade ; 
 
 'Neath sun or moon, by day or night, 
 Thou shalt not be afraid. 
 
 From evil He will keep thee safe, 
 
 For thee He will provide ; 
 Thy going out, thy coming in, 
 
 Forever He will guide. 
 
 PSALM 121. 7s. 
 
 To the hills I lift mine eyes: 
 Whence shall help for me arise? 
 From the Lord shall come my aid. 
 Who the heaven and earth has made. 
 
 He will guide through dangers all, 
 Will not suffer thee to fall ; 
 He Who safe His people keeps 
 Slumbers not and never sleeps. 
 
 Thy protector is the Lord, 
 Shade for thee He will afford; 
 Neither sun nor moon shall smite ; 
 God shall guard by day and night. 
 
 He will ever keep thy soul. 
 What would harm He will control; 
 In the home and by the way 
 He will keep thee day by day. 
 
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PSALM 121. I OS and 4s. 
 
 Unto the hills around do I lift up 
 
 My longing eyes ; 
 O whence for me shall my salvation come, 
 
 From whence arise? 
 From God the Lord doth come my certain aid, 
 From God the Lord Who heaven and earth hath made. 
 
 He will not suffer that thy foot be moved; 
 
 Safe shalt thou be. 
 No careless slumber shall His eyelids close 
 
 Who keepeth thee. 
 Behold He sleepeth not. He slumbereth ne'er, 
 Who keepeth Israel in His holy care. 
 
 Jehovah is Himself thy keeper true; 
 
 Thy changeless shade 
 Jehovah, evermore on thy right hand. 
 
 Himself hath made; 
 And thee no sun by day shall ever smite. 
 No moon shall harm thee in the silent night. 
 
 From every evil shall He keep thy soul, 
 
 From every sin : 
 Jehovah shall preserve thy going out, 
 
 Thy coming in. 
 Above thee watching, He Whom we adore 
 Shall keep thee henceforth, yea, for evermore. 
 
 PSALM 122. CM. 
 
 With joy and gladness in my soul 
 
 I hear the call to prayer : 
 Let us go up to God's own house 
 
 And bow before Him there. 
 
 We stand within thy sacred walls, 
 
 O Zion, blest for aye, 
 Wherein the people of the Lord 
 
 United homage pay. 
 
 They come to learn Jehovah's will. 
 
 His mighty deeds to own; 
 For there is judgment's royal scat, 
 
 Messiah's kingly throne. 
 
 pray that Zion may be blest 
 And have abundant peace; 
 
 For all that love thee in their hearts 
 Shall prosper and increase. 
 
 1 pray the Lord that peace may still 
 Within thy walls abound. 
 
 And ever in thy palaces 
 Prosperity be found. 
 
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Yea, for the sake of friends and kin, 
 My heart desires thy peace ; 
 
 And for the house of God the Lord 
 My care shall never cease. 
 
 PSALM 122. los. 
 
 My heart was glad to hear the welcome sound, 
 The call to seek Jehovah's house of prayer; 
 
 Our feet are standing here on holy ground, 
 Within thy gates, thou city grand and fair. 
 
 God's people to Jerusalem repair 
 
 To hear His word and worship Him with praise ; 
 The throne oi justice stands eternal thene, 
 
 Messiah's throne through endless length of days. 
 
 Let earnest prayer be made for Zion's peace ; 
 
 Thy sons who hold thee dear shall prosper well ; 
 May blessing in thy palaces increase 
 
 And peace within thy walls forever dwell. 
 
 For all my brethren and companions' sakes 
 My prayer shall be, Let peace in thee abide; 
 
 Since God the Lord in thee His dwelling makes, 
 To thee my love shall never be denied. 
 
 PSALM 122. L. M,. 
 
 With joy I heard my friends exclaim. 
 Come, let us in God's temple meet; 
 
 Within thy gates, O Zion blest, 
 Shall lever stand our willing feet. 
 
 How beautiful doth Zion stand, 
 A city built compact and fair ! 
 
 The people of the Lord unite 
 With joy and praise to worship there. 
 
 They come to learn the will of God, 
 To pay their vows, His grace to own; 
 
 For there is judgment's royal seat, 
 Miessiah's sure and lasting Ihrone. 
 
 For Zion's peace let prayer be made ; 
 
 May all that love thee prosper well ; 
 Within thy walls let peace abide, 
 
 And gladness with thy children dwell. 
 
 For sake of friends and kindred dear, 
 My heart's desire is Zion's peace ; 
 
 And for the house of God, the Lord, 
 My loving care shall never cease. 
 
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PSALM 123. L. M. 
 
 To Thee, O Lord, I lift miiiie eyes, 
 O Thou enthroned above the skies ; 
 As servants watch their master's hand, 
 Or maidens by their mistress stand, 
 So to the Lord our eyes we raise 
 Until His mercy He displays. 
 
 O Lord, our God, Thy mercy show. 
 For man's contempt and scorn we know ; 
 Reproach and shame Thy saints endure 
 From wicked men who dwell secure ; 
 Man's proud contempt and scorn we know : 
 O Lord, our God, I'hy mercy show. 
 
 PSALM 124. C. ^L 
 
 Had not the Lord been Israel's help 
 
 When angry foes assailed. 
 Had not the Lord been on our side. 
 
 Our righteous cause had failed. 
 
 Without His help the waters proud 
 
 Had overwhelmed our soul. 
 But, praised be God, the waves of wrath 
 
 Are under His control. 
 
 We are escaped, as from the snare 
 
 A bird in safety fliies ; 
 The snare is broken and our souls 
 
 In liberty arise. 
 
 Our help is in the glorious Name, 
 1 he Name of matchless worth. 
 
 Of Him to Whom all power belongs, 
 The Lord of heaven and earth. 
 
 PSALM 124. los. 
 
 Now Israel may say, and that in truth, 
 If that the Lord had not our right maintained. 
 If that the Lord had not with us remained. 
 When cruel men against us rose to strive, 
 We surely had been swallowed up alive. 
 
 Yea, when their wrath against us fiercely rose, 
 The swelling tide had o'er us spread its wave. 
 The raging stream had then become our grave, 
 The surging flood, in proudly swelling roll, 
 Most surely then had overwhelmed our soul. 
 
 Blest be the '.Lord Who made us not their pre}'; 
 As from the snare a bird escapeth free. 
 Their net is rent and so escaped are we. 
 Our only help is in Jehovah's Name, 
 Who made the earth and all the heavenly frame. 
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PSALM 125. CM. 
 
 Like Zion's steadfast mount are they 
 
 Who in the Lord confide; 
 Secure, immovable they stand. 
 
 Forever to abide. 
 
 As round about Jerusalem 
 
 The mountains give defense, 
 Jehovah is His people's guard, 
 
 Their lasting confidence. 
 
 No tyrant's scepter o'er the good 
 
 Shall undisturbed abide, 
 Lest righteous mien, oppressed by wrong, 
 
 To evil turn aside. 
 
 O Thou Jehovah, to the good 
 
 Thy goodness now impart; 
 Thy loving-kindness show to them 
 
 That upright are in heart. 
 
 All those that turn from righteousness 
 With wayward, wandering feet, 
 
 With sinners God will lead them forth, 
 The sinner's doom to meet. 
 
 O Thou Who art Thy people's Shield, 
 Their Helper and their Guide, 
 
 Upon them let Thy grace and peace 
 Forievermore abide. 
 
 PSALM 125. 7s and 6s. 
 
 All who with heart confiding 
 
 Depend on God alone. 
 Like Zion's mount abiding, 
 
 Shall ne'er be overthrown. 
 
 Like Zion's city bounded 
 
 By guarding mountains broad. 
 
 His people are surrounded 
 Forever by their God. 
 
 No sceptre of oppression 
 Siiall hold unbroken sway. 
 
 Lest unto base transgression 
 The righteous turn away. 
 
 Thy favor be imparted 
 To godly men, O Lord ; 
 
 Bless all that are pure-hearted, 
 The good with good reward. 
 
 The men who falsehood cherish, 
 Forsaking truth and right, 
 
 With wicked men shall perish : 
 God will their sin requite. 
 
 From sin Thy saints defending, 
 Their joy, O Lord, increase 
 
 With mercy never ending 
 And everlasting peace. 
 
PSALM 126. L. M. 
 
 When Zion in her low estate 
 
 Was brought from bondage by the Lord, 
 In ecstasy we sang for joy, 
 
 By grace and wondrous love restored. 
 
 The Lord in greatly blessing us 
 
 Before the world His power displays; 
 
 Yea, great things God has done for us. 
 And filled our hearts with joy and praise. 
 
 O Lord, refresh us by Thy grace, 
 Revive and quicken all our powers. 
 
 As failing streaniiS are made to flow, 
 Replenished by abundant showers. 
 
 The sower bearing precious seed 
 May wetp as in his toil he grievies. 
 
 But he shall come again with joy 
 In harvest time with golden sheaves. 
 
 PSALM 126. II. M. 
 
 When in His might the Lord 
 
 Arose to set us free. 
 And Zion was nestored 
 
 From her captivity. 
 In transports then of joy and mirth 
 We praised the Lord of all the earth. 
 
 The nations saw with fear 
 
 The might of God displayed, 
 When He at last drew near 
 
 To give His people aid. 
 Great things for us the Lord has wrouglu", 
 And gladness to our hearts has brought. 
 
 Again refresh us, Lord, 
 
 With Thy reviving love. 
 And be Thy blessing poured 
 
 In mercy from above; 
 By» grace revive our hearts again 
 As streams refreshed by copious rain. 
 
 Although with bitter tears 
 
 The sower bears his seed, 
 When harvest time appears 
 
 He shall be glad indeed; 
 For they that in the sowing weep 
 Shall yet in joy and gladness reap. 
 
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PSALM 127. L. M. 
 
 Unless the Lord the house shall build, 
 The weary builders toil in vain ; 
 
 Unless thie Lord the city shield, 
 
 The guards a useless watch maintain. 
 
 In vain you rise ere morning break, 
 And late your nightly vigils keep. 
 
 And of the bread of toil partake : 
 God gives to His beloved sleep. 
 
 Lo. children are a great reward, 
 A gift from God in very truth ; 
 
 With arrows is his quiver stored 
 Who joys in children of his youth. 
 
 And blest the man whose age is cheered 
 By stalwart sons and daughters fair; 
 
 No enemies by him are feared, 
 No lack of love, no want of care. 
 
 PSALM 128. 8s and 7s. 
 
 Blest the man that fears Jehovah ; 
 
 Walking ever in His ways ; 
 By thy toil thou shalt be prospered 
 
 And be happy all thy days. 
 
 In thy wife thou shalt have gladness; 
 
 She shall fill thy home with good, 
 Happy in her loving service 
 
 And the joys of motherhood. 
 
 Joyful children, sons and daughters, 
 Shall about thy table meet, 
 
 Olive plants, in strength and beauty. 
 Full of hope and promise sweet. 
 
 Lo, on him that fears Jehovah 
 Shall this blessedness attend. 
 
 For Jehovah out of Zion 
 
 Shall to thee His blessing send. 
 
 Thou shalt see God's kingdom prosper 
 All thy days, ♦^ill life shall cease; 
 
 Thou shalt see thy children's children. 
 On Thy people, Lord, be peace. 
 
 PSALM 129. L. M. 
 
 Through all the years, may Israel say. 
 My bitter foes have oft assailed, 
 
 Have sought my hurt in fierce array. 
 Yet over me have not prevailed. 
 
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Though scars of conflict and distress 
 
 Remain to tell of trials past, 
 Jehovah in His righteousness 
 
 Has safely brought us through at last. 
 
 The foes of Zion shall be brought 
 To hopeless flight and put to shame ; 
 
 Their wicked plans shall come to nought 
 And all mankind forget their name. 
 
 To them no kindly friend shall say, 
 
 God bless you now and speed you well ; 
 
 No grateful heart for them shall pray, 
 May God's rich blessing on you dwell. 
 
 PSALM 130. los and 4s. 
 
 From out the depths I cry, O Lord, to Thee ; 
 
 Lord, hear my call ! 
 I love Thee, Lord, for Thou dost heed my plea, 
 
 Forgiving all. 
 If Thou shouldst mark our sins, who then could stand? 
 But grace and mercy dwell at Tby right hand. 
 
 I wait for God, the Lord, and on His word 
 
 My hope relies ; 
 My soul still waits and looks unto the Lord 
 
 Till light arise. 
 I look for Him to drive away my night. 
 Yea, more than watchmen look for morning light. 
 
 Hope in the Lord, ye waiting saints, and He 
 
 Will wiell provide. 
 For mercv and redemption full and free 
 
 With Him abide. 
 From sin and evil, mighty though they seem. 
 His arm almighty will His saints redeem. 
 
 PSALM 130. 8s and 7s. 
 
 From thie depths do I invoke Thee : 
 
 Lord, to me incline Thine ear; 
 To my voice be Thou attentive, 
 
 And my supplication hear. 
 
 Lord, if Thou shouldst mark transgressions, 
 In Tby presciice who shall stand? 
 
 But with Tbce there is forgiveness, 
 That Thy Name may fear command. 
 
 For Jehovah I am waiting. 
 
 And my hope is in His word, 
 In Hlis word of promise given ; 
 
 Yea, my soul waits for the Lord. 
 
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For the Lord my soul is waiting 
 More than watchers in the night, 
 
 More' than they for morning watching, 
 Watching for the morning light. 
 
 Hope in God, ye waiting people; 
 
 Mercies great with Him abound; 
 With the Lord a full redemption 
 
 From the guilt of sin is found. 
 
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 PSALM 130. 8s and 4s. 
 
 From out the depths I cry to Thee : 
 
 let Thine ear attentive be, 
 Hear Thou my supplicating plea, 
 
 Have mercy, Lord. 
 
 If marked by Thee our sin appeared, 
 Who, Lord, could stand in judgment cleared? 
 Forgiveness, that Thou mayst be feared, 
 There is with Thee. 
 
 1 wait for Thee, my soul doth wait. 
 Thy word my hope in every strait ; 
 None watch, O Lord, at morning's gate 
 
 As I for Thee. 
 
 O Israel, hope thou in the Lord ; 
 His mercy will Thy faith reward; 
 He full redemiption will accord 
 From all thy sin. 
 
 PSALM 130. 8, s, 8, 3- 
 
 From the depths my prayer ascendeth 
 
 Unto God on high ; 
 Hear, O Lord, my supplication 
 
 And my cry. 
 
 None can stand unscathed and blameless 
 
 In Thy judgment just, 
 But the contrite in Thy mercy 
 
 Humbly trust. 
 
 Lord, my hope is in Thy promise. 
 
 And I wait for Thee 
 More than they who watch for morning, 
 
 Light to see. 
 
 With the Lord is tender mercy, 
 
 And redeeming love : 
 Israel, look for full salvation 
 
 From above. 
 
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PSALM 131. S. AI. 
 
 Not haughty is my heart, 
 
 Not lofty is my pride ; 
 I do not seek to know the things 
 
 God's wisdom hath denied. 
 
 With child-like trust, O Lord, 
 
 In Thee I calmly rest, 
 Contented as a little child 
 
 Upon its mother's breast. 
 
 Ye people of the Lord, 
 
 In Him alone confide; 
 From this time forth and evermore 
 
 His wisdom be your guide. 
 
 PSALM 132. 8s and 7s. 
 
 Gracious Lord, remember David, 
 
 How he made Thy housie his care. 
 How he vowed to seek no pleasure 
 
 Till Thy house he should prepare. 
 Lord, remember his devotion ; 
 
 Restless in his courts he trod 
 Till he found a habitation 
 
 Fit for Israel's mighty God. 
 
 Far away God's ark was resting; ^ 
 
 It is with His people now. 
 We will go into His temple, 
 
 At His footstool we will bow. 
 With the ark Thy might revealing, 
 
 Ejiter, Lord, into Thy rest ; 
 Let Thy priests be clothed with justice, 
 
 Let Thy joyful saints be blest. 
 
 Let the king behold Thy favor 
 
 For Thy siervant David's sake. 
 Unto whom in truth Thou swaredst 
 
 And didst faithful promise make. 
 If his children keep Thy covenant 
 
 And Thy testimony own. 
 Then, as Thou, O Lord, hast promised, 
 
 They shall sit upon his throne. 
 
 Thou, the Lord, hast chosen Zion, 
 
 Thou hast ever loved her well : 
 This My resting-place forever, 
 
 Here, Thou sayst, I choose to dwell. 
 Surely I will bless and help her. 
 
 Feed her poor, her saints make glad, 
 And her priests shall stand before Me 
 
 In salvation's garments clad. 
 
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I will cause the might of David 
 
 Ever more and more to grow, 
 On the path of Mine Anointed 
 
 I will make a lamp to glow ; 
 All His enemies shall perish, 
 
 I will cover them with shame, 
 But His crown shall ever flourish, 
 
 Blessed be His holy Naniie. 
 
 PSALM 132. L. M. Selection. 
 
 Arise, O Lord, our God, arise , 
 
 And enter now into Thy rest ; 
 
 let this house be Thine abode. 
 Forever with Thy presence blest. 
 
 Thy gracious covenant. Lord, fulfil. 
 Turn not away from us Thy face; 
 
 Establish Thou Messiah's throne 
 And let Him reign within this place. 
 
 Thy Zion Thou hast chosen. Lord, 
 And Thou hast said, I love her well ; 
 
 This is mj' constant resting-place. 
 And here will I delight to dwell. 
 
 1 will abundantly provide 
 
 For Zion's good, the Lord hath said ; 
 I will supply her daily need 
 
 And satisfy her poor with bread. 
 
 Salvation shall adorn her priests, 
 Her saints shall shout with joy divine, 
 
 Messiah's power shall be revealed, 
 His glory in His Church shall shine. 
 
 PSALM 133. C. M. 
 
 How pleasant and how good it is 
 
 Whtn brethren in the Lord 
 Lt one another's joy delight 
 
 And dwell in sweet accord. 
 
 Such love is like anointing oil 
 
 In consiecration poured ; 
 Such love is like the morning dew. 
 
 With sweet refreshment stored. 
 
 To those who dwell in brotherhood 
 The Lord His blessing sends; 
 
 He crowns them with the crown of life. 
 Of life that never ends. 
 
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PSALM 133. C. P. M. 
 
 How good and pleasant is the sight 
 When brethren make it their delight 
 
 To dwell in blest accord ; 
 Such love is like anointing oil 
 That consecrates for holy toil 
 
 The servants of the Lord. 
 
 Such love in peace and joy distils, 
 As o'er the slopes of Hermon's hills 
 
 Refreshing dew descends. 
 The Lord commands His blessing there, 
 And they that walk in love shall share 
 
 In life that never ends. 
 
 PSALM 133- 8s and 7s. 
 
 Behold, how pleasant and how good 
 That we, one Lord confessing, 
 
 Together dwell in brotherhood, 
 Our unity expressing. 
 
 'Tis like the oil on Aaron's head, 
 
 The seal of ordination. 
 That o'er his robes the sweetness shed 
 
 Of perfect consecration. 
 
 'Tis like the dew from Hermon fair 
 
 On Zion's hill descending: 
 The Lord commands His blessing there 
 
 In life that is unending. 
 
 PSALM 134. C. P. M. 
 
 Come, all ye servants of the Lord, 
 Lift up your voice with one accord 
 
 Jehovah's Name to bless. 
 Ye that are standing night by night 
 Within the house of His delight. 
 
 His glorious Narnie confess. 
 
 Yea, in His place of holiness 
 
 Lift up your hands the Lord to bless; 
 
 Ai.d inito you be given 
 The joys that Zion doth afford. 
 The richest blessing of the Lord 
 
 Who raade the earth and heaven. 
 
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PSALM 135. 9s and 8s. 
 
 O praise ye the Name of Jehovah, 
 Proclaim ye His glory abroad ; 
 
 O praise Him; ye servants appointed 
 To stand in the house of our God. 
 
 praise ye the Lord for His goodness; 
 'Tis plieasant His praises to sing; 
 
 His people, His chosen and precious, 
 Your praises with gratitude bring. 
 
 1 know that the Lord is almighty, 
 Supreme in dominion is He, 
 
 Performing His will and good pleasure 
 In heaven and in earth and the sea. 
 
 His hand guides the clouds in their courses, 
 His will makes the lightnings to shine; 
 
 The wind and the rain do His bidding, 
 Fulfilling His purpose divine. 
 
 To ransom His people from bondage 
 Great wonders and signs He displayed ; 
 
 He smote all the lirst-born of Egypt, 
 Till Pharaoh made haste and obeyed. 
 
 Great nations and kings that opposied Him 
 Were smitten by God's mighty hand; 
 
 Their riches He gave to His people. 
 And made them inherit the land. 
 
 Thy Name shall abide, O Jehovah, 
 Through all generations renowned ; 
 
 The Lord is the judge of His people, 
 His mercies forever abound. 
 
 Men's idols of gold and of silver 
 Can speak not, nor hearken, nor see ; 
 
 Like themi shall their makers be helples? 
 Unblest shall their worshipers be 
 
 Ye people who worship Jehovah, 
 His praises with gladness proclaim ; 
 
 His servants, and all ye that fear Him, 
 Sing praise to His glorious Name. 
 
 O Church of our God, sing His praises, 
 For with you and in you He dwells " 
 
 O sing Hallelujahs before Him, 
 Whose glory all praises excels. 
 
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PSALM 135. L. M. Selection. 
 
 Exalt the Lord, His praise proclaim ; 
 All ye His servants, praise His Name, 
 Who in the Lord's house ever stand 
 And humibly serve at His command. 
 
 The Lord is good, His praise proclaim ; 
 Since it is pleasant, praise His Name ; 
 His people for His own He takes 
 And His peculiar treasure makes. 
 
 1 know the Lord is high in state. 
 Above all gods our Lord is great ; 
 The Lord performs what He decrees. 
 In heaven and earth, in depths and seas. 
 
 He makes the vapors to ascend 
 In clouds from earth's remotest end ; 
 The lightnings flash at His command, 
 He holds the tempest in His hand. 
 
 Forever praise and bless His Name, 
 And in the Church His praise proclaim; 
 In Zion is His dwelling-place: 
 Praise ve the Lord, show forth His grace. 
 
 PSALM 136. 7s. 
 
 Praise Jehovah for His love, 
 God of gods, enthroned above ; 
 Praise the mighty King of kings. 
 Who alone doth wondrous things: 
 
 For His mercy doth endure, 
 
 Ever faithful, ever sure. 
 
 God by wisdom framied the skies, 
 Made the earth from ocean rise, 
 Gave the sun by day for light, 
 IVIoon and stars to rule the night: 
 
 For His mercy doth endure, 
 
 Ever faithful, ever sure. 
 
 He made Egypt's greatness vain. 
 Caused their first-born to be slain, 
 Brought forth Israel from their land. 
 Stretching out Flis mighty hand : 
 
 For His mercy doth endure. 
 
 Ever faithful, ever sure. 
 
 God the sea asunder clave, 
 Brought His people through the wave. 
 Drownicd their foes beneath the deep. 
 Through the desiert led His sheep: 
 
 For His mercy doth endure. 
 
 Fiver faithful, ever sure. 
 
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Mighty kings of mighty name 
 He destroyed and put to shame, 
 JMade their land a heritage 
 For His saints from age to age : 
 For His mercy doth endure, 
 Ever faithful, ever sure. 
 
 God remembered all our woe, 
 Rescued us from every foe. 
 Food to all doth He supply ; 
 Praise the Lord enthroned on high; 
 For His mercy doth endure, 
 Ever faithful, ever sure. 
 
 PSALM 136. L. M. Selection. 
 
 O thank the Lord, the Lord of love, 
 O thank the God, all gods above : 
 His tender mercies ever sure 
 To all eternity endune. 
 
 O thank the mighty King of kings, 
 Whose arm has done such wondrous things : 
 His tender mercies ever sure 
 To all eternity endure. 
 
 His wisdom gave the heavens their birth. 
 And on the waters spread the earth : 
 His tender mercies ever sure 
 To all eternity endure. 
 
 He taught yon glorious lights their way, 
 He made the sun to rule the day : 
 His tender mercies ever sure 
 To all eternity endure. 
 
 He set the moon, with milder light. 
 And shining stars to rule the night : 
 His tender mercies ever sure 
 To all eternity endure. 
 
 He thought on us amid our woes, 
 And rescued us from all our foes: 
 His tender mercies ever sure 
 To all eternity endure. 
 
 Give thanks to heaven's Almighty King, 
 Who daily feeds each living thing: 
 .His tender mercies ever sure 
 To all eternity endure. 
 
 PSALM 136. 8s and 7s. Selection. 
 
 Give thanks to God, for good is He; 
 
 His grace abideth ever ; 
 To Him all praise and glory be; 
 
 His mercy faileth never. 
 
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His wondrous works witli praise record; 
 
 H'is grace abideth ever, — 
 The only God, the sovereign Lord, 
 
 Whose mercy faileth never. 
 
 His wisdom made the heavens to be; 
 
 His grace abideth ever ; 
 He spread the earth above the sea ; 
 
 His mercy faileth never. 
 
 Praise Him Whose sun doth bring the day ; 
 
 His grace abideth ever; 
 The moon and stars His might display, 
 
 Whose mercy faileth never. 
 
 He helped us in our deepest woes ; 
 
 His grace abideth ever; 
 He ransomed us from all our foes ; 
 
 His mercy faileth never. 
 
 Each creature's need He doth supply ; 
 
 His grace abideth ever; 
 Give thanks to God, enthroned on high, 
 
 Whose mercy faileth never. 
 
 PSALM 137. L. M. 
 
 By Babel's streams we sat and wept, 
 For memory still to Zion clung; 
 
 The winds alone our harp-strings swept 
 That on the drooping willows hung. 
 
 There our rude captors, flushed with pride, 
 A song required to mock our wrongs; 
 
 Our spoilers called for mirth, and cried. 
 Come, sing us one of Zion's songs. 
 
 Not songs but sighs to us belong 
 When Zion's walls in ruin lie; 
 
 How shall we sing Jehovah's song 
 While in an alien land we die? 
 
 O Zion fair, God's holy hill. 
 
 Wherein our God delights to dwell, 
 
 Let my right hand forget her skill 
 If I forget to love thee well. 
 
 If I do not remember thee. 
 
 Then let my tonguie from utterance cease,- 
 If any earthly joy to me 
 
 Be dear as Zion's joy and peace. 
 
 Remember. Lord, the dreadful day 
 
 Of Zion's cruel overthrow ; 
 How happy he who shall repay 
 
 The bitter hatried of her foe. 
 
PSALM 137. los. Selection. 
 
 By Babel's river-side we sat in tears, 
 Remembering Zion's pride in former years, 
 While on the wieeping willows there were hung 
 The harps our grief had silenced! and unstrung. 
 
 For they who led us there a captive throng 
 Required that we prepare for them a song; 
 Yea, therie our captors asked for mirth and ipraise, 
 Required a song of Zion's happy days. 
 
 O how shall we thus sing at their command 
 Songs of the Lord, our King, in this strange land? 
 
 Zion, if I e'er forget thy woe, 
 
 Let my right hand its skill no longer know. 
 
 Yea, let my tongue, I pray, all silent be, 
 If I do not alway remember thee; 
 
 1 f I prefer not thee, though in thy grief. 
 Above all other joys my very chief. 
 
 PSALM 138. L. M. 
 
 With grateful heart my thanks I bring. 
 
 Before the great Thy praise I sing ; 
 
 I worship in Thy holy place 
 
 And praise Thee for Thy truth and grace ; 
 For truth and grace together shine 
 In Thy most holy word divine. 
 
 I cried to Thee and Thou didst save, 
 Thy word of grace new courage gave. 
 The kings of earth shall thank Thee, Lord, 
 For they have heard Thy wondrous word ; 
 Yiea, they shall come with songs of praise, 
 For great and glorious are Thy ways. 
 
 O Lord, enthroned in glory bright, 
 Thou reignest in the heavenly height; 
 The proud in vain Thy favor seek. 
 But Thou hast mercy for the meek. 
 
 Through trouble though my pathway be. 
 Thou wilt revive and strengthen me. 
 
 Thou wilt stretch forth Thy mighty arm 
 
 To save me when my foes alarm ; 
 
 The work Thou hast for me begun 
 
 Shall by Thy grace be fully done. 
 Forever mercy dwells with Thee: 
 O Lord, my Maker, think on me. 
 
PSALM 139. L. M. 
 
 Lord, Thou hast searched me, and dost know 
 Where'er I rest, where'er I go; 
 Thou knowcst all that I have planuicd, 
 And all my ways are in Thy hand. 
 
 My words from Thee I cannot hide, 
 I feel Thy power on every side ; 
 O wondrous knowledge, awful might, 
 Unfath'omed depth, unmeasured height ! 
 
 Where can I go apart from Thee, 
 Or whither from Thy presence flee ? 
 In heaven — it is Thy dwelling fair ; 
 In death's abode— lo, Thou art there. 
 
 If I the wings of morning take. 
 And far away my dwelling make, 
 The hand that leadeth me is Thine, 
 And my support Thy power divine. 
 
 If deepest darkness cover me, 
 The darkness hideth not from Thee; 
 To Thee both night and day are bright. 
 The darkness shineth as the light. 
 
 All that I am I owe to Thee ; 
 Thy wisdom. Lord, hath fashioned me; 
 I give my Maker thankful praise 
 Whose wondrous works my soul amaze. 
 
 E'ler into being I was brought, 
 Thine eye did see, and in Thy thought 
 My life "in all its perfect plan 
 Was ordered e'er my days began. 
 
 Thy thoughts, O God, how manifold. 
 More precious unto me than gold ! 
 I muse on their infinity, 
 Awaking I am still with Thee. 
 
 Thie wicked Thou wilt surely slay ; 
 From me let sinners turn away; 
 They speak against the Narne divme ; 
 I count God's enemies as mine. 
 
 Search me, O God, my heart discern. 
 Try me. my inmost thought to learn; 
 And lead nue, if in sin I stray. 
 To choose the everlasting way. 
 
PSALM 139. CM. Selection. 
 
 O Lord, my inmost heart and thought 
 Thy searching eye doth see ; 
 
 Where'er I rest, where'ier I go, 
 My ways arc known to Thee. 
 
 Each spoken word, each silent thought, 
 Thou, Lord, dost understand ; 
 
 Before me and behind art Thou, 
 Restraining by Thy hand. 
 
 If I the wings of morning take 
 
 To some remotest land, 
 Still I shall be upheld by Thee 
 
 And guided by Thy hand. 
 
 From Thee, O Lord, I cannot hide 
 Though darkness cover me ; 
 
 The darkness and the light of day 
 Are both alike to Thee. 
 
 Search me, O God, and know my heart ; 
 
 Try me, my thoughts to know ; 
 O lead me, if in sin I stray, 
 
 In paths of life to go. 
 
 PSALM 140. 7s and 6s. 
 
 Deliver me from evil. 
 
 Preserve me, Lord, from wrong; 
 Against the foes that gather 
 
 Be Thou my helper strong. 
 From those who plot to hurt me 
 
 And spread their treacherous snare 
 Preserve me. Lord, and keep me 
 
 Safeguarded in Thy care. 
 
 O Lord, I have confessed Thee 
 
 To be my God alone ; 
 O hear my supplication 
 
 And be Thy mercy shown ; 
 O God the Lord, my Saviour, 
 
 My shield amid the strife. 
 Let not the wicked triumph 
 
 Who plot against my life. 
 
 Let evil smite the evil 
 
 And cause their overthrow ; 
 The needy and afflicted 
 
 The Lord will help, I know; 
 Thy saints, redeemed from evil. 
 
 Their thanks to Thee shall give; 
 The righteous and the upright 
 
 Shall in Thy presence live. 
 
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PSALM 141. L. M. 
 
 U Lord, make haste to hear my cry, 
 To Thee I call, on Thee rely; 
 Incline to me a gracious ear. 
 And, when I call, in mercy hear. 
 
 Wben in the morning unto Thee 
 I lift my voice and bring my plea, 
 Then let my prayer as incense rise 
 To God enthroned above the skies. 
 
 When unto Thee I look and pray 
 With lifted hands at close of day, 
 Then as the evening sacrifice 
 Let my request accepted rise. 
 
 Guard Thou my thoughts, I Thee implore, 
 And of my lips keep Thou the door; 
 Nor leave my sinful heart to stray 
 Wherie evil footsteps lead the way. 
 
 O righteous God. Thy chastisement, 
 Though sent through foes, in love is sent; 
 Though grievous, it will profit me, 
 A healing ointment it shall be. 
 
 While wickedness my foes devise. 
 To llnee my constant prayer shall rise; 
 When their injustice is o'erthrown 
 My gentleness shall still be shcTwn. 
 
 Brought nigh to death and sore distressed, 
 O Lord, my God, in Thee I rest; 
 Forsake me not, I look to Thee; 
 Let me Thy great salvation see. 
 
 Themselves entangled in their snare, 
 Their own defeat my foes prepare; 
 O keep mie. Lord, nor let me fall ; 
 Protect and lead me safe through all. 
 
 PSALM 142. L. M. 
 
 To God my earnest voice I raise, 
 To God niy voice imploring prays; 
 Before His face my grief I show 
 And tell my trouble and my woe. 
 
 When gloona and sorrow compass me. 
 The path I take is known to Thee, 
 And all the toils that foes do lay 
 To snare Thy servant in his way. 
 
 All unprotected, lo, I stand. 
 No friendly guardian at my hand. 
 No place of flight or refuge near, 
 And none to whom my soul is dear. 
 
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O Lord, my Saviour, now to Thee, 
 .Without a hope besides, I flee, — 
 To Thee, my shelter from the strife, 
 My portion in the land of life. 
 
 Be Thou my help when troubles throng. 
 For I am weak and foes are strong; 
 My captive soul from prison bring, 
 And thankful praises I will sing. 
 
 The righteous then shall gather round 
 To share the blessing I have found, 
 Their hearts made glad because they see 
 How richly God has dealt with me. 
 
 PSALM 142. L. M. 
 
 To Thee, O Lord, I humbly cry, 
 To Thee my supplication make. 
 
 To Thee I bring my sad complaint. 
 To Thee my bitter grief I take. 
 
 Thou knowest. Lord, my deep distress, 
 The lonely path, the hidden snare. 
 
 How refuge faileth, friends forsake, 
 And no man for my soul doth care. 
 
 My prayer is unto Thee, O Lord ; 
 
 No refuge but in Thee I know. 
 No portion but in Thee I find ; 
 
 Lord, in my need Thy mercy show. 
 
 Be Thou my Saviour, O my Lord, 
 For I am weak and foes are strong ; 
 
 My captive soul from prison bring. 
 And glad shall be my thankful song. 
 
 Around me shall the righteous throng. 
 And crowned with joy Thy saints shall be, 
 
 Their hearts made glad because the Lord 
 In richest grace hath dealt with me. 
 
 PSALM 143. 6s. 
 
 Lord, hear me in distress, 
 
 Regard my suppliant cry. 
 And in Thy faithfulness 
 
 And righteousness reply. 
 In judgment do not cause 
 
 Thy servant to be tried ; 
 Before Thy holy laws 
 
 No man is justified. 
 
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The enemy has sought 
 
 My soul in dust to tread ; 
 To darkness I am brought, 
 
 Forgotten as the dead. 
 My spirit, crushed with grief, 
 
 Is sad and overborne ; 
 My heart finds no relief, 
 
 But desolate I mourn. 
 
 Recalling former days 
 
 And all Thy wondrous deeds. 
 The memory of Thy ways 
 
 To hope and comfort leads. 
 To Thee I stretch my hands, 
 
 Let me not plead in vain ; 
 I wait as weary lands 
 
 Wait for refreshing rain. 
 
 My failing spirit see, 
 
 O Lord, to me make haste; 
 Hide not Thy face from me, 
 
 Lest bitter death I taste. 
 O let the morn return, 
 
 Let mercy light my day ; 
 For Thee in faith I yearn ; 
 
 guide me in the way. 
 
 Lord, save me from my foe, 
 
 To Thee for help I flee ; 
 Teach me Thy way to know ; 
 
 1 have no God but Thee. 
 By Thy good Spirit led 
 
 From trouble and distress,^ 
 My erring feet shall tread 
 The path of uprightness. 
 
 O Lord, for Thy Name's sake 
 
 Revive my fainting heart ; 
 My soul from trouble take, 
 
 For just and truie Thou art. 
 Remove my enemy. 
 
 My cruel foe reward ; 
 In mercy rescue me 
 
 Who am Thy servant. Lord. 
 
 PSALM 143. C. M. Selection. 
 
 When morning lights the eastern skies, 
 
 Lord, Thy mercy show ; 
 On Thee alone my hope relies ; 
 
 Let me Thy kindness know. 
 
 Teach me the way that I should go ; 
 
 1 lift my soul to Thee; 
 For refuge from my cruel foe 
 
 To Thee, O Lord, I flee. 
 
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Thou art my God, to Thee I pray, 
 
 Teach me Thy will to heed; 
 And in the right and perfect way 
 
 May Thy good Spirit lead. 
 
 For Thy Name'^ sake, O gracious Lord, 
 
 Revive my soul and bless ; 
 And in Thy faithfulness and love 
 
 Redeem me from distress. 
 
 PSALM 144. C. P. M. 
 
 Blest be the Lord, my rock, my m'ight. 
 My constant helper in the fight. 
 
 My shield, my righteousness, 
 My strong high tower, my Saviour true, 
 Who doth my enemies subdue. 
 
 My shelter in distress. 
 
 Lord,, what is man, what hath he wrought, 
 The son of man, that in Thy thought 
 
 To hold him Thou shouldst deign? 
 For man is like a breath, a sigh ; 
 His days on earth as quickly fly 
 
 As shadows o'er the plain. 
 
 Lord, bow Thy heaviens, in might descend ; 
 Touch Thou the hills, the mountains rend, 
 
 And they shall smoke and flame; 
 As arrows send Thy lightnings out 
 To put Thine enemies to rout, 
 
 And fill Thy foes with shame. 
 
 Stretch forth Thy hand and rescue me 
 From trouble's dark and raging siea. 
 
 And from the alien throng, 
 Whose mouth but vanity doth speak. 
 Whose hand of strength against the weak 
 
 Is filled with craft and wrong. 
 
 Now will I sing a glad new song, 
 Thy praise, O God, I will prolong, 
 
 For Thou hast heard my prayer. 
 Salvation Thou dost give to kings. 
 Thine own dost keep, with sheltering wings, 
 
 From hurtful sword and snare. 
 
 O Thou to Whom in trust I flee, 
 Stretch forth Thy hand and rescue me 
 
 From all the alien throng. 
 Whose mouth but vanity doth speak, 
 Whose hand of strength against the weak 
 
 Is filled with craft and wrong. 
 
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O happy land, whose sons in youth, 
 In sturdy strength and noble truth, 
 
 Like plants in vigor spring ; 
 Whose daughters fair, a queenly race, 
 Are like the corner-stones that grace 
 
 The palace of a king. 
 
 O happy land, when flock and field 
 Tbeir rich, abundant increase yield, 
 
 And blessings multiply ; 
 When plenty all thy people share. 
 And no invading foe is there, 
 
 And no distressful cry. 
 
 O happy people, favored land, 
 
 To whom the Lord with liberal hand 
 
 Hath thus His goodness shown; 
 Yea, surely is that people blest 
 By whom Jehovah is confessed 
 
 To be their God alone. 
 
 PSALM 145. CM. 
 
 I will extol Thee, O my God, 
 And praise Thee. O my King; 
 
 Yea, every day and evermore 
 Thy praises I will sing. 
 
 Great is the Lord, our mighty God, 
 
 And greatly to be praised ; 
 His 'greatness is unsearchable. 
 
 Above all glory raised. 
 
 Each generation to the next 
 
 Shall testimony bear. 
 And to Thy praise, from agie to age, 
 
 Thy wondrous acts declare. 
 
 L'^pon Thy glorious majesty 
 
 And honor I will dwell. 
 And all Thy grand and glorious works 
 
 And all Thy greatness tell. 
 
 Thy mighty acts and terrible 
 Shall men with awe confess; 
 
 Of Thy great goodness they shall sing, 
 And perfect righteousmess. 
 
 Most gracious and compassionate 
 Is God Who reigns above; 
 
 His wrath is over slow to rise. 
 Unbounded is His love. 
 
 The Lord, our God, is good to all, 
 From Hlim all blessing flows ; 
 
 On all His works His tender love 
 And mercy He bestows. 
 
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By all Thy works Thou shalt be praised, 
 And iby Thy saints be blessed ; 
 
 Thy glorious kingdom and Thy power 
 Shall ever be confessed. 
 
 The praises of Thy mighty deeds 
 Through all the earth shall ring, 
 
 To show the glorious majesty 
 Of heaven's eternal King. 
 
 Eternal is Thy kingdom, Lord, 
 Thy throne shall ever stand; 
 
 All generations to the end 
 Shall bow to Thy command. 
 
 The Lord is strong to help the weak, 
 
 Upholding those that fall. 
 Restoring those bpwed down with grief. 
 
 And doing good to all. 
 
 Thy creatures look to Thee for food, 
 
 From day to day supplied, 
 And Thou dost for their sustenance 
 
 With open hand provide. 
 
 The Lord is right in all His ways, 
 
 His works His love declare. 
 And He is nigh to every one 
 
 That breathes the trustful prayer. 
 
 The hope of those that fear His Name 
 
 The Lord will satisfy ; 
 Their mighty Saviour He will be 
 
 When unto Him they cry. 
 
 All those that set their love on Him 
 
 Shall full salvation know, 
 But wicked men and wicked ways 
 
 The Lord will overthrow. 
 
 My mouth shall bliess the Lord my God 
 
 And all His praise proclaim; 
 Let all unite forevermore 
 
 To bless His holy Name. 
 
 PSALM 145. L. M. 
 
 Lord, Thou art my God and King, 
 And I will ever bless Thy Name; 
 
 1 will extol Thee every day. 
 
 And evermore Thy praise proclaim. 
 
 The Lord is greatly to be (praised, 
 His greatness is beyond our thought; 
 
 From age to age the sons of men 
 Shall tell the wonders God has wrought. 
 
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upon Thy glorious majesty 
 
 And wondrous works my mind shall dwell ; 
 Thy deeds shall fill the world with awe, 
 
 And of Thy greatness I will tell. 
 
 Thy matchless goodness and Thy grace 
 Thy people shall commemorate, 
 
 And all Thy truth and righteousness 
 My joyful song shall celebrate. 
 
 The Lord our God is rich in grace. 
 Most tender and compassionate; 
 
 His anger is most slow to rise. 
 His loving-kindness is most great. 
 
 The Lord is good in all His ways, 
 
 His creatures know His constant care; 
 
 To all His works Hlis love extends. 
 All men His tender mercies share. 
 
 Thy works shall give Thee thanks, O Lord, 
 Thy saints Thy mighty acts shall show, 
 
 Till o'er the earth the sons of men 
 Thy kingdom, power, and glory know. 
 
 Eternal is Thy kingdom. Lord, 
 
 Forever strong and ever sure; 
 While generations rise and die 
 
 Shall Thy dominion still endure. 
 
 The Lord upholds the faltering feet 
 And makes the weak securely stand ; 
 
 The burdened ones, bowed down with grief, 
 Are helped by His most gracious hand. 
 
 The eyes of all upon Thee wait; 
 
 By Thee their wants are all supplied ; 
 Thine open hand is bountiful, 
 
 And every soul is satisfied. 
 
 The Lord is just in all His ways, 
 In all His works the Lord is kind; 
 
 And all that call on Him' in truth 
 In Him a present helper find. 
 
 He will fulfil the heart's desire 
 Of those that fear Him and obey ; 
 
 Their cry the Lord will surely hear, 
 And He will save them when they pray. 
 
 His great salvation they shall know' 
 Who love the Lord's most holy Name ; 
 
 The wicked He will overthrow 
 And put His enemies to shame. 
 
 My mouth shall speak the glorious praise 
 Of Him' Whom heaven and earth adore* 
 
 Let all exalt His holy Name 
 Forever and) forevermore. 
 
PSALM 145. 7, 6, 8, 6. Selection. 
 
 My God, I will extol Thee 
 
 And ever bless Thy Name; 
 Each day will I give thanks to Thee 
 
 And all Thy praise proclaim. 
 Great is the Lord and mighty, 
 
 And highly to be praised; 
 His greatness is unsearchable. 
 
 Above our knowledge raised. 
 
 To every generation 
 
 Thy glory shall be told, 
 Thine honor and Thy majesty 
 
 In memory I will hold. 
 Thy mighty power and greatness 
 
 Shall all mankind confess. 
 And tell the story of Thy love, 
 
 And sing Thy righteousness. 
 
 The Lord is very gracious 
 
 And most compassionate; 
 His anger is most slow to rise, 
 
 His mercy is most great. 
 On all His helpless creatures 
 
 His tender mercies rest ; 
 By all His works He shall be praised, 
 
 By all His saints be blest. 
 
 The glory of His kingdom 
 
 Proclaimed abroad shall be. 
 That all may know His mighty deeds 
 
 And glorious majesty. 
 His kingdom is eternal. 
 
 His throne shall stand secure, 
 And His dominion without end 
 
 Tlirough ages shall endure. 
 
 PSALM 146. 8s and 7s. 
 
 Hallelujah, praise Jehovah, 
 O my soul, Jehovah praise ; 
 
 I will sing the glorious praises 
 Of my God through all my days. 
 
 Put no confidence in princes, 
 Nor for help on man depend; 
 
 He shall die, to dust returning, 
 And his purposes shall end. 
 
 Happy is the man that chooses 
 Israel's God to be his aid; 
 
 He is blest whose hope of blessing 
 On the Lord his God is stayed. 
 
Heaven and earth tlie Lord created, 
 Seas and all that they contain; 
 
 Hie delivers from oppression, 
 Righteousness He will maintain. 
 
 Food! He daily gives the hungry, 
 Sets the mourning prisoner free. 
 
 Raises those bowed down with anguish, 
 Makes the sightless eyes to see. 
 
 Well Jiehovah loves the righteous, 
 And the stranger He befriends, 
 
 Helps the fatherless and widow. 
 Judgment on the wicked sends. 
 
 Over all God reigns forever, 
 Through all ages He is King; 
 
 Unto Him, thy God, O Zion, 
 Joyful Hallelujahs sing. 
 
 PSALM 146. L. M. Selection. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord, His praise proclaim, 
 And, O my soul, bless thou His Name; 
 Yea, I will sound His praise abroad 
 And ever bless the Lord, my God. 
 
 Trust not in man who soon must die. 
 But on the living God rely ; 
 Most blest the man whose help is He 
 That made the heaven and earth and sea. 
 
 His truth unchanged shall ever stand, 
 He saves from strong oppression's hand, 
 In Him the sad a helper find, 
 He feeds the poor and heals the blind. 
 
 Thy God shall reign forevermore; 
 Praise Him, O Zion, and adore ; 
 The Lord is heaven's eternal King ; 
 To Him all praise and honor bring. 
 
 PSALM 147. 7s and 6s. 
 
 O sing ye Hallelujah! 
 
 'Tis good our God to praise; 
 'Tis pleasant and becoming 
 
 To Him our songs to raise. 
 He builds the walls of Zion, 
 
 He seeks her wandering sons. 
 He binds their wounds and comforts 
 
 The broken-hearted ones. 
 
The starry hosts He numhers, 
 
 He calls them all by name ; 
 His greatness snd His wisdom 
 
 His wondrous works proclaim. 
 The meek He iffts to honor, 
 
 He humbles sinful pride; 
 Give thanks to Him and utter 
 
 His praises far and wide. 
 
 The heavens with clouds He covers, 
 
 He siends the cheering rain; 
 The slopes of all the mountains 
 
 He fills with grass and grain. 
 To beast and bird His goodness 
 
 Their daily food supplies; 
 He cares for all His creatures, 
 
 Attentive to their cries. 
 
 No human power delights Him, 
 
 No earthly pomp or pride ; 
 He loves the meek who fear Him 
 
 And in His love confide. 
 Then praise thy God, O Zion ; 
 
 His siracious aid confess ; 
 He gives thee peace and plenty. 
 
 His gifts thy children bless. 
 
 He sends His swift commandment, 
 
 And snow and ice enfold 
 The world, and none arc able 
 
 To stand before His cold. 
 Again He gives commandment : 
 
 The winds of summer blow. 
 The snow and ice are melted, 
 
 Again the waters flow. 
 
 His statutes and His judgments 
 
 He makes His people know; 
 To them as to no others 
 
 His grace He loves to show. 
 For matchless grace and mercy 
 
 Your grateful praises bring; 
 To Him give thanks forever, 
 
 And Hallelujah sing. 
 
 PSALM 147. C. M. Selection. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord, for it is good 
 
 To sing unto our God ; 
 'Tis right and pleasant for His saints 
 
 To tell His praise abroad. 
 
 The Lord our God builds up His Church, 
 He seeks her wandering sons ; 
 
 He binds their wounds and gently heals 
 The broken-hearted ones. 
 
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Our Lord is great; He calls by name 
 uAnd counts the stars of night: 
 
 His wisdom is unsearchable, 
 And wondrous is His might. 
 
 The Lord upholds the poor and meek, 
 
 He brings the wicked low ; 
 Sing praise to Him and give Him thanks 
 
 And all His goodness show. 
 
 No human might, no earthly pride, 
 
 Delights the Lord above; 
 In them that fear Hinx He delights, 
 
 In them that trust His love. 
 
 O Zion, praise the Lord thy God, 
 
 His wondrous love confess; 
 He is thy glory and thy strength; 
 
 He will thy children bless. 
 
 PSALM 148. H. M. 
 
 Praise ye, praise ye the Lord 
 
 In yonder heavenly height ; 
 Ye angels, all His hosts. 
 
 In joyful praise unite. 
 O sun and moon, declare His might, 
 Show forth His praise, ye stars of light. 
 
 Praise Llim, ye highest heavens, 
 Praise Him, ye clouds that roll. 
 
 Created by His power 
 And under His control, 
 
 Ye heavens that stand eternally 
 
 Established by His firm decree. 
 
 Ye creatures in the sea 
 
 And creatures on the earth, 
 Your mighty Maker praise 
 
 And tell His matchless worth ; 
 Praise Him, ye stormy winds that blow, 
 Ye fire and hail, ye rain and snow. 
 
 Ye hills and mountains, praise, 
 Each tree and beast and bird; 
 
 Ye kings and realms of earth, 
 Now let your praise be heard ; 
 
 By high and low, by young and old. 
 
 Be all His praise and glory told. 
 
 By, all let God be praised, 
 
 For Hie alone is great ; 
 Above the earth and heaven 
 
 He reigns in glorious state ; 
 Praise Him, ye saints, who know His grace 
 And ever dwell before His face. 
 
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PSALM 148. 8s and 7s. 
 
 Praise the Lord in heavenly places, 
 Ye His hosts' and angels bright ; 
 
 Sun and moon declare His glory; 
 Praise Him, all yc stars of light. 
 
 Let the sky and clouds forever 
 
 Praise His glorious majesty ; 
 At His word they were created, 
 
 Stablished by His firm decree. 
 
 In the earth let all things praise Hiim, 
 Seas and all that they contain. 
 
 Stormy winds that do His pleasure. 
 Hail and lightning, snow and rain. 
 
 Hills and mountains, praise your Maker, 
 Praise Him, all ye flocks and herds, 
 
 Woods and fields and fruitful vineyards, 
 Creeping things and flying birds. 
 
 Kings and princes, bow before Him ; 
 
 Earthly judges, give Him praise; 
 All ye people, tell His glory; 
 
 Old and i^oung, your voices raise. 
 
 Praise His Name with praise unending. 
 For His Name alone is great; 
 
 Over heaven and earth exalted, 
 Reigns the Lord in kingly state. 
 
 He has greatlv blessed His people; 
 
 Therefore, all ye saints, give praise ; 
 Chosen of the Lord and precious, 
 
 Thankful Hallelujahs raise. 
 
 PSALM 149- C. M. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord among His saints, 
 New songs of gladness sing ; 
 
 Let Zion's children praise and bless 
 Their Maker and their King. 
 
 Yea, let them praise His blessed Name 
 
 With all abounding joy. 
 The sounding timbrel and the harp 
 
 In songs of praise employ. 
 
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The Lord takes pleasure in His saints, 
 He is His people's strength ; 
 
 And He will glorify the meek 
 With victory at length. 
 
 Ye saints, by day and night rejoice, 
 
 Exi'lt and' joyful stand, 
 Jehovah's praises in your mouth, 
 
 His sword within your hand. 
 
 This is the glorious judgment given: 
 His saints shall rule the earth. 
 
 Then bless the Lord, His glory tell. 
 And celebrate His worth. 
 
 PSALM 149- 5s and 6s. 
 
 O' praise ye the Lord 
 
 And sing a mew song, 
 Amid all His saints 
 
 His praises prolong. 
 The praise of their Maker 
 
 His people shall sing, 
 And children of Zion 
 
 Rejoice in their King. 
 
 With timbrel and harp 
 
 And joyful acclaim, 
 With gladness and mirth. 
 
 Sing praise to His Name; 
 For God in His people 
 
 His pleasure doth seek. 
 With robes of salvation 
 
 He clotheth the meek. 
 
 In glory exult, 
 
 Ye saints of the Lord ; 
 With songs in the night 
 
 High praises accord. 
 Go forth in His service 
 
 And strong in His might 
 To conquer all evil 
 
 And stablish the right. 
 
 For this is His word : 
 
 His saints shall not fail. 
 But over the earth 
 
 Their power shall prevail. 
 All kingdom.-; and nations 
 
 Shall yield to their sway. 
 To God give the glory 
 
 And praise Him for aye. 
 
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PSALM 149. 6s and 4?. Selection. 
 
 Ye who His temple throng, 
 Jehovah's praise prolong, 
 
 New anthems sing. 
 Ye saints, with joy declare 
 Your Maker's loving care, 
 And let the children tbere 
 
 Joy in their King. 
 
 O let His Name employ 
 Your every note of joy; 
 
 His praises speak. 
 He looks with loving face 
 Upon His chosen race. 
 And will with every grace 
 
 Adorn the meek. 
 
 Ye saints, your joy proclaim 
 And glory in the Name 
 
 Of God above; 
 And when the daylight dies, 
 Should sleep forsake your eyes, 
 Let praise to God arise 
 
 For all His love. 
 
 PSALM ISO. 8s and 7s. 
 
 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 
 
 In His temple God be praised ; 
 In the high and heavenly places 
 
 Be the sounding anthem raised. 
 
 Hallelujah ! Praise Jehovah 
 For His mighty acts of fame; 
 
 Excellicnt His might and greatness; 
 Fitting praises then proclaim. 
 
 Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah 
 
 With the trumpet's joyful sound; 
 
 Praise with harp and praise with viol, 
 Let His glorious praise abound. 
 
 Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah, 
 With the flute His praises sing ; 
 
 Praise Him with the clanging cymbals, 
 Let themi with His praises ring. 
 
 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 
 
 All that breathe, Jehovah praise ; 
 Let the voices God hath given 
 
 Joyful anthems to Him raise. 
 
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DOXOLOGIES FROM PSALM 150. 
 L. M. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord, ye saints below, 
 And in His courts His goodness show; 
 Praise ye the Lord, ye hosts above, 
 In heaven adore His boundless love. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord : all creatures, sing 
 The praises of your God and King; 
 Let all that breathe, His praisie proclaim 
 And glorify His holy Name. 
 
 CM. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord, ye hosts above. 
 In yonder heavenly height, 
 
 And bless the Lord, ye saints below, 
 Who in His praise delight. 
 
 By all His creatures let His Name 
 
 Be honored and adoned ; 
 Let all that breathe, in praise unite 
 
 To glorify the Lord. 
 
 S. M. 
 
 Praise ye the Lord, His saints 
 Who throng His courts below, 
 
 And ye, His hosts in heaven above, 
 His glorious praises show. 
 
 Let all His creatures join 
 To praise His holy Name ; 
 
 Let all that breathe, their Maker bless 
 And celebrate His fame. 
 
 8s and 7s. 
 
 Hallelujah ! Hallelujah ! 
 
 Earth and heaven in sweet accord 
 Join to sound Jehovah's praises, 
 
 Tell the glory of the Lord. 
 
 Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 
 
 Magnify Jehovah's Name. 
 Praise the living God, your Maker; 
 
 All that breathe. His praise proclaim. 
 
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