3 From the first dawning light,
Till the dark ev'ning rise,
For thy salvation, Lord, I wait,
With ever longing eyes.
4 Remember all thy grace,
And lead me in thy truth;
Forgive the sins of riper days,
And follies of my youth.
5 The Lord is just and kind,
The meek shall learn his ways;
And ev'ry humble sinner find
The blessings of his grace.
6 For his own goodness' sake,
He saves my soul from shame;
He pardons (though my guilt be great)
Thro' my Redeemer's name.

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PSALM 25. Second Part. S. M.

Covenant blessings.

HERE shall the man be found,
That fears t' offend his God;

That loves the gospel's joyful sound,
And trembles at the rod ?

2 The Lord shall make him know
The secrets of his heart;
The wonders of his cov'nant show,
And all his love impart.

3 The dealings of his hand
Are truth and mercy still,

With such as in his cov'nant stand,
And love to do his will.

4 Their souls shall dwell at ease
Before their Maker's face:

Their seed shall taste the promises
In their extensive grace.

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PSALM 25. Third Part. S. M.

Distress of soul.
INE eyes and my desire
Are ever to the Lord:

MINE

I love to plead his promises,
And rest upon his word.

2 Turn, turn thee to my soul;
Bring thy salvation near:
When will thy hand release my feet
Out of the deadly snare?

3 When shall the sov'reign grace Of my forgiving God, Restore me from those dang'rous ways, My wand'ring feet have trod?

4 The tumult of my thoughts
Doth but enlarge my woe;
My spirit languishes; my heart
Is desolate and low.

5 With ev'ry morning light
My grief anew begins;
Look on my anguish and my pain,
And pardon all my sins.

6 Behold the hosts of hell,
How cruel is their hate!
Against my life they rise, and join
Their fury with deceit.

7 O keep my soul from death,
Nor put my hope to shame:
For I have plac'd my only trust
In my Redeemer's name.

8 With humble faith I wait,
To see thy face again:

Of Israel it shall ne'er be said,
He sought the Lord in vain

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PSALM 26. L. M.

The Christian's integrity-An appeal to God.

JUDGE me, O Lord, and prove my ways, And try my reins, and try my heart;

My faith upon thy promise stays,

Nor from thy law my feet depart. 2 I hate to walk, I hate to sit With men of vanities and lies: The scoffer and the hypocrite Are the abhorrence of mine eyes. 3 Among thy saints will I appear, With hands well wash'd in innocence; But when I stand before thy bar, The blood of Christ is my defence. 4 I love thy habitation, Lord,

The temple where thine honours dwell; There shall I hear thy holy word, And there thy works of wonder tell. 5 Let not my soul be join'd at last With men of treachery and blood; Since I my days on earth have past Among the saints, and near my God.

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PSALM 27. First Part. C. M.
Delight and safety in the Church.
HE Lord of glory is my lignt,
And my salvation too:

THE

God is my strength; nor will I fear
What all my foes can do.

2 One privilege my heart desires
O grant me an abode,

Within th' assemblies of thy saints,
The temples of my God!

3 There shall I offer my requests,
And see thy beauty still;

Shall hear thy messages of love,
And there enquire thy will.

4 When troubles rise, and storms appear,
There may his children hide:
God has a strong pavilion, where
He makes my soul abide.

5 Now shall my head be lifted high
Above my foes around;
And songs of joy and victory
Within thy temple sound."

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PSALM 27. Second Part. C. M.
Comfort in God.

SOON as I heard my Father say,
“Ye children, seek my grace;"
My heart replied without delay,
"I'll seek my Father's face."

2 Let not thy face be hid from me,
Nor frown my soul away:

God of my life, I fly to thee
In a distressing day.

3 Should friends and kindred, near and dear, Leave me to want, or die;

My God would make my life his care,
And all my need supply.

4 My fainting flesh had died with grief,
Had not my soul believ'd

Thy grace would soon provide relief;
Nor was my hope deceiv'd.

5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints, And keep your courage up:

He'll raise your spirit when it faints
And far exceed your hope.

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PSALM 28. L. M.

Deliverance from enemies-Prayer answered. GOD of grace, my cry attend! Lest, like the sons of guilt become, Beguil❜d by Satan, I descend

With hopeless wretches to the tomb. 2 To thee my humble sighs arise; With lifted hands, on thee I call; Lord, hear my fervent pray'rs and cries, Nor leave me in despair to fall.

3 Oh save my soul from shame and sin; Nor let my heedless footsteps go,

Where harden'd wretches swift decline Down the broad way to endless woe. 4 While peace their flatt'ring lips proclaim, And love profess, and hope impart; They blast their neighbour's honest fame, And wing their arrows to his heart. 5 But, while they plant the secret snare, Thy searching eyes their path regard : Thy hands their dreadful doom prepare, And mete their guilt its just reward. 6 Because their hearts thy works despise, Thy works of wisdom, grace, and pow'r, Thy hand, regardless of their cries, Shall sink them, that they rise no more. 7 Blest be the Lord, who heard my pray'r; The Lord my shield, my help, my song; Who sav'd my soul from sin and fear; And tun'd with praise my thankful tongue! 8 In the dark hour of deep distress, By foes beset, of death afraid; My spirit trusted in his grace,

And sought, and found his heav'nly aid.