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Let God the Father and the Son, And Spirit be a-dored,

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1. WHY should I vex my soul and fret
To see the wicked rise?
Or envy sinners waxing great,
By violence and lies?

2. As flowery grass, cut down at noon,
Before the evening fades,

So shall their glories vanish soon,
In everlasting shades.

3. Then let me make the Lord my trust,
And practice all that's good;
So shall I dwell among the just,
And he'll provide me food.

4. I to my God my ways commit,

And cheerful wait his will:

Thy hand, which guides my doubtful feet,
Shall my desires fulfill.

5. Mine innocence shalt thou display,
And make thy judgments known,
Fair as the light of dawning day,
And glorious as the noon.

6. The meek at last the earth possess,
And are the heirs of heaven;
True riches, with abundant peace,
To humble souls are given.

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Trust in God.

Ps. 55. ii.

GOD shall preserve my soul from fear,
Or shield me when afraid;
Ten thousand angels must appear,

If he command their aid.

2. By morning light I'll seek his face,
At noon repeat my cry,

The night shall hear me ask his grace,
Nor will he long deny.

3. I cast my burdens on the Lord,
The Lord sustains them all;
My courage rests upon his word,
That saints shall never fall.

4. My highest hopes shall not be vain;
My lips shall spread his praise;
While cruel and deceitful men
Scarce live out half their days.

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3. Jehovah, as a shade, shall run,

Attendant on thy right;
By day to shield thee from the sun,
And from the moon by night.

4. Jehovah's strength, Jehovah's love,
Shall still thy soul befriend;

Thy wandering guide, thy fears remove,
Till time shall have an end.

687.

An unconverted State.

4. O, while I breathe to thee, my Lord,
The deep, repentant sigh,
Confirm the kind, forgiving word,
With pity in thine eye.

5. Then shall the mourner, at thy feet,
Rejoice to seek thy face;

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And, grateful, own how kind, how sweet, Thy condescending grace.

[Hy. 212. 689.

1. GREAT King of glory and of grace!
We own with humble shame,
How vile is our degenerate race,
And our first father's name.

2. From Adam flows our tainted blood;
The poison reigns within,
Makes us averse to all that's good,
And willing slaves to sin.

3. We live estranged afar from God,
And love the distance well;

With haste we run the dangerous road
That leads to death and hell.

4. And can such rebels be restored?

Such natures made divine?
Let sinners see thy glory, Lord,
And feel this power of thine.

5. We raise our Father's name on high,
Who his own Spirit sends,

To bring rebellious strangers nigh,
And turn his foes to friends.

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Childhood of Jesus.

1. O WISDOM! whose unfading power Beside th' Eternal stood,

To frame, in nature's earliest hour,
The land, the sky, the flood;-

[Hy. 584.

2. Yet didst thou not disdain awhile
An infant form to wear,
To bless thy mother with thy smile,
And lisp thy faltered prayer.

3. But, in thy Father's own abode,
With Israel's elders round,
Conversing high with Israel's God,
Thy chiefest joy was found.

4. So may our youth adore thy name!
And Saviour! deign to bless
With fostering grace the timid flame
Of early holiness.

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Who yet suspends the lifted sword,
And gives us leave to pray.

Great is our guilt, our fears are great,
But let us not despair;
Still open is the mercy-seat

To penitence and prayer.

3. Kind Intercessor, to thy love
This blessed hope, we owe;
O let thy merits plead above,
While we implore below.

4. Though justice near thy awful throne
Attends thy dread command,
Lord, hear thy servants, hear thy Son,
And save a guilty land.

Let God the Father and the Son, And Spirit be

a - dored,

Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord.

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1. GREAT is the Lord: his works of might Demand our noblest songs;

Let his assembled saints unite
Their harmony of tongues.

2. Great is the mercy of the Lord:
He gives his children food;
And ever mindful of his word,
He makes his promise good.

3. His Son, the great Redeemer, came
To seal his covenant sure:
Holy and reverend is his name,
His ways are just and pure.

4. They that would grow divinely wise,
Must with his fear begin;

Our fairest proof of knowledge lies
In hating every sin.

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3. He smiles, we live; he frowns, we die; We hang upon his word;

He rears his mighty arm on high,

We fall before his sword.

4. He bids his gales the fields deform;
Then, when his thunders cease,
He paints his rainbow on the storm,
And lulls the winds to peace.

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1. JEHOVAH, God! thy gracious power On every hand we see;

O may the blessings of each hour
Lead all our thoughts to thee!

2. If, on the wings of morn, we speed
To earth's remotest bound,
Thy hand will there our journey lead,
Thine arm our path surround.

3. Thy power is in the ocean deeps,
And reaches to the skies;
Thine eye of mercy never sleeps,
Thy goodness never dies.

4. From morn till noon-till latest eve, Thy hand, O God, we see;

And all the blessings we receive,
Proceed alone from thee.

5. In all the varying scenes of time,
On thee our hopes depend;
In every age-in every clime,
Our Father and our Friend.

694.

The Saviour exalted.

4. Nor time, nor distance, e'er shall quench The fervor of his love;

For us he died in kindness here,

For us he lives above.

[Hy. 139. 5. O may we ne'er forget his grace,

1. THE head that once was crowned with thorns Is crowned with glory now;

A royal diadem adorns
The mighty Victor's brow.

2. The highest place that heaven affords,
Is his by sovereign right;
The King of kings, and Lord of lords,
He reigns in glory bright;—

3. The joy of all who dwell above,
The joy of all below,

To whom he manifests his love,
And grants his name to know.

4. To them the cross, with all its shame,
With all its grace, is given;
Their name-an everlasting name,
Their joy-the joy of heaven.

5. They suffer with their Lord below,
They reign with him above;
Their profit and their joy to know
The mystery of his love.

6. To them the cross is life and health,
Though shame and death to him;
His people's hope, his people's wealth,
Their everlasting theme..

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Nor blush to bear his name;

Still may our hearts hold fast his faithOur lips his praise proclaim.

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1. ONCE more, my soul, the rising day
Salutes thy waking eyes;

Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay
To him that rules the skies.

2. Night unto night his name repeats,
The day renews the sound,"
Wide as the heaven on which he sits,
To turn the seasons round.

3. "T is he supports my mortal frame;
My tongue shall speak his praise;
My sins would rouse his wrath to flame,
And yet his wrath delays.

4. A thousand wretched souls are fled
Since the last setting sun:

And yet thou lengthenest out my thread,
And yet my moments run.

5. Great God, let all my hours be thine,
While I enjoy the light;

Then shall my sun in smiles decline,
And bring a pleasant night.

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Where there are works to make him known, Or saints to love

Christ our Righteousness. [Ps. 71. iv. 699.

1. My Saviour, my Almighty Friend,
When I begin thy praise,
Where will the growing numbers end,
The numbers of thy grace?

2. Thou art my everlasting trust,
Thy goodness I adore;

And, since I knew thy graces first,
I speak thy glories more.

3. My feet shall travel all the length
Of the celestial road;

And march with courage in thy strength,
To see my Father, God.

4. When I am filled with sore distress,
For some surprising sin,
I'll plead thy perfect righteousness,
And mention none but thine.

5. How will my lips rejoice to tell
The victories of my King!

My soul, redeemed from sin and hell,
Shall my salvation sing.

6. Awake, awake, my tuneful powers;
With this delightful song
I'll entertain the darkest hours,
Nor think the season long.

Gratitude.

the Lord.

[Hy. 87.

1. WHEN all thy mercies, O my God,
My rising soul surveys,
Transported with the view, I'm lost
In wonder, love, and praise.

2. Unnumbered comforts on my soul
Thy tender care bestowed,
Before my infant heart conceived

From whom those comforts flowed. 3. When in the slippery paths of youth With heedless steps I ran,

Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe,
And led me up to man.

4. Ten thousand thousand precious gifts
My daily thanks employ;
Nor is the least a cheerful heart,
That tastes those gifts with joy.

5. Through every period of my life,
Thy goodness I'll pursue;
And after death, in distant worlds,

The glorious theme renew.

6. Through all eternity, to thee
A joyful song I'll raise:
But oh! eternity's too short
To utter all thy praise.

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