6 Thy testimonies I have kept, And constantly obey'd; Thy service easy made. 7 From strict observance of thy laws I never yet withdrew; Convinced that my most secret ways Are open to thy view. PART XXII. TAU. C. M. To my request and earnest cry 2 Let my repeated prayer at last Before thy throne appear; 3 Then shall my grateful lips return When thou thy counsels hast reveal'd, And taught me thy just ways. 4 My tongue the praises of thy word Shall thankfully resound; For thy commands are right, thy laws With truth and justice crown'd. Let thy almighty arm appear, And bring me timely aid; For I the laws thou hast ordain'd 6 My soul has waited long to see Thy saving grace restored; ? Prolong my life, that I may sing My great Restorer's praise; My fainting soul shall raise. 3 Though like a sheep that's lost I've stray'd, And from thy ways declined, Do thou. O Lord, thy servant seek, SELECTION 98. C. M. TO Sion's hill I lift my eyes, From thence expecting aid; Who heaven and earth has made £ He will not let thy foot be moved, Thy guardian will not sleep; Behold, the God who slumbers not Will favour'd Israel keep. 3 Shelter'd beneath th' Almighty's wings, Thou shalt securely rest, Where neither sun nor moon shall thee 4 From common accidents of life Thy soul from every ill. 5 At home, abroad, in peace, in war, From the cxxii. Psalm of David. 'TWAS a joyful sound to hear Up, Israel, to the temple haste, 2 At Salem's courts we must appear, 3 'Tis thither, by divine command, His Name with praise and prayer. 4 O, ever pray for Salem's peace; For they shall prosp'rous be, Thou holy city of our God, Who bear true love to thee 5 May peace within thy sacred walls A constant guest be found; With plenty and prosperity Thy palaces be crown'd. 6 For my dear brethren's sake, and friends No less than brethren dear, pray-May peace in Salem's towers A constant guest appear. I'll 7 But most of all I'll seek thy good, SELECTION 100. C. M. From the cxxiv. Psalm of Davia. HAD not the Lord, may Israel say, On Israel's side engaged, The foe had quickly swallow'd us, 2 Had not the Lord himself vouchsafed To check his fierce control, The adversary's dreary flood WH Like Sion's rock shall stand; By his almighty hand. 2 Look how the hills on every side So stands the Lord around his saints, 3 Be good, O righteous God, to those 4 All those who walk in crooked paths, SELECTION 102. C. M. From the cxxvii. Psalm of David. WE build with fruitless cost, unless The Lord the pile sustain; The watchman wakes in vain. 2 In vain we rise before the day, And late to rest repair, Allow no respite to our toil, And eat the bread of care. 3 Supplies of life, with ease to them, He on his saints bestows; SELECTION 103. C. M. From the cxxviii. Psalm of David. THE Nor only worship pays, But keeps his steps confined with care 'To his appointed ways. 2 He shall upon the sweet returns Of his own labour feed; Without dependence live, and see His wishes all succeed. 3 Who fears the Lord shall prosper thus ; Him Sion's God shall bless, From the cxxx. Psalm of David. FROM lowest depths of woe To God I sent my cry; Who can their trial bear? 3 My soul with patience waits For thee, the living Lord; 4 My longing eyes look out For thy enlivening ray, More duly than the morning watch To spy the dawning day. 5 Let Israel trust in God, No bounds his mercy knows; The plenteous source and spring from whence Eternal succour flows: 6 Whose friendly streams to us Supplies in want convey; A healing spring, a spring to cleanse SELECTION 105. III. 1. From the cxxxi. Psalm of David. LORD, for ever at thy side Let my place and portion be: Clothe me with humility. 2 Meekly may my soul receive 3 Humble as a little child, Weaned from the mother's breast, 4 Israel! now and evermore In the Lord Jehovah trust; SELECTION 106. C. M. From the cxxxii. Psalm of David. WITH due reverence let us all To God's abode repair; And, prostrate at his footstool fall'n, Pour out our humble prayer. 2 Arise, O Lord, and now possess Thy constant place of rest; But with thy presence bless'd. | 2 Praise him, all ye that in his house Attend with constant care; With those that to his outmost courts 3 Clothe thou thy priests with righteousness, 3 For God his own peculiar choice The sons of Jacob makes; Most valued treasure takes. 4 That God is great, we often have 5 For he, with unresisted strength, In heaven and earth, and watery stores 6 Their just returns of thanks to God 7 Their sense of his unbounded love 8 Let all with thanks his wondrous works In Sion's courts proclaim; Let them in Salem, where he dwells, From the cxxxvi. Psalın of David. TO God, the mighty Lord, Your joyful thanks repeat; As good as he is great. 2 To him, whose wondrous power By his almighty hand Amazing works are wrought. 4 He spread the ocean round For God, &c. For God, although enthroned on high, 5 Though I with troubles am oppress'd, He shall my foes disarm, Relieve my soul when most distress'd, And keep me safe from harm. 6 The Lord, whose mercies ever last, And, mindful of his favours past, T SELECTION 113. L. M. From the cxxxix. Psalm of David. HOU, Lord, by strictest search hast known 3 Surrounded by thy power I stand, 5 If up to heaven I take my flight, 'Tis there thou dwell'st enthroned in light; If to the world unseen, my God, 6 If I the morning's wings could gain, WITH my whole heart, my God and 7 Or, should I try to shun thy sight King, Thy praise I will proclaim; Before the mighty I will sing, And bless thy holy Name. 2 I'll worship at thy sacred seat, And, with thy love inspired, The praises of thy truth repeat, O'er all thy works admired. 3 Thou graciously inclin'dst thine ear, When I to thee did cry; And, when my soul was press'd with fear, Didst inward strength supply. Beneath the sable wings of night; 8 The veil of night is no disguise, No screen from thy all-searching eyes; Through midnight shades thou find'st thy way, As in the blazing noon of day. 9 Thou know'st the texture of my heart, My reins, and every vital part: I'll praise thee, from whose hands I came A work of such a wondrous frame 10 Let me acknowledge too, O God, The sands upon the ocean's shore; 12 Search, try, O God, my thoughts and heart, SELECTION 114. C. M. From the cxli. Psalm of David. LORD, in thy sight, O let my prayer Like morning incense rise; 2 From hasty language curb my tongue, And let a constant guard Still keep the portal of my lips 3 From wicked men's designs and deeds My heart and hands restrain; Nor let me share their evil works, 4 Let upright men reprove my faults, SELECTION 115. C. M. From the cxliii. Psalm of David. LORD, hear my prayer, and to my cry Thy wonted audience lend; In thy accustom'd faith and truth 2 Nor at thy strict tribunal bring 3 To thee my hands in humble prayer I fervently stretch out; My soul for thy refreshment thirsts, 4 Hear me with speed, my spirit fails; 5 Thy kindness early let me hear, Whose trust on thee depends; Teach me the way where I should go, THE Thy endless praise proclaim; This tribute daily I will bring, And ever bless thy Name. 2 Thou, Lord, beyond compare art great, And highly to be praised; Thy majesty, with boundless height, 3 Renown'd for mighty acts, thy fame 4 Whilst I thy glory and renown, And wondrous works express. 5 The praise that to thy love belongs, 6 The Lord is good; fresh acts of grace |