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1. My spirit sinks within me, Lord, But I will call thy name to mind; And times of past distress record, When I have found my God was kind. 2. Huge troubles, with tumultuous noise,

Swell like a sea, and round me spread; Thy water-spouts drown all my joys,

And rising waves roll o'er my head. 3. Yet will the Lord command his love, When I address his throne by day; Nor in the night his grace remove,The night shall hear me sing and pray.

4. I'll cast myself before his feet,

And say,

My God, my heavenly Rock,
Why doth thy love so long forget
The soul, that groans beneath thy
stroke?"

5. I'll chide my heart that sinks so low;
Why should my soul indulge her grief?
Hope in the Lord, and praise him too;
He is my rest, my sure relief.

6. Thy light and truth shall guide me still, Thy word shall my best thoughts employ, And lead me to thy heavenly hill,

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My God, my most exceeding joy.

Morning.

2. Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, And with the angels bear thy part, Who all night long unwearied sing High praises to th' eternal King.

3. All praise to thee, who safe hast kept,
And hast refreshed me while I slept;
Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake,
I may of endless life partake.

4. Lord, I my vows to thee renew;
Scatter my sins as morning dew;
Guard my first springs of thought and will,
And with thyself my spirit fill.

5. Direct, control, suggest, this day,

All I design, or do, or say;

That all my powers, with all their might,
In thy sole glory may unite.

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1. AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run: Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise To pay thy morning sacrifice.

And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close! Sleep, which shall me more vigorous make, To serve my God when I awake.

Be thou my guardian, while I sleep,
Thy watchful station near me keep;
My heart with love celestial fill,
And guard me from th' approach of ill.

6. Lord, let my soul forever share
The bliss of thy paternal care:
"Tis heaven on earth, 'tis heaven above,
To see thy face, and sing thy love!

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To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One,

Be honor, praise, and glory given, By all on earth, and all in heaven.

[Ps. 5. ii. 4. I love thy habitation, Lord,

77. Morning Worship. 1. WHENE'ER the morning rays appear, Thou, Lord, my early voice shalt hear: To thee my lifted hands shall rise, And faith look up with longing eyes. 2. O God, thy pure unsullied mind In tents of sin no joy can find: Far from thy throne shall evil flee, Nor e'er inhabit, Lord, with thee. 3. But I, by boundless mercies led,

Conscious Integrity.

[Ps. 26.

Thy temple's sacred courts will tread; Up to thy house with joy repair: Thy mercies shall surround me there. 78. 1. 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 vanity and lies;
The scoffer and the hypocrite
Are the abhorrence of mine eyes.]
3. Among thy saints will I appear,

With hands well washed in innocence;
But when I stand before thy bar,
The blood of Christ is my defence.

The temple where thine honors dwell: There shall I hear thy holy word,

And there thy works of wonder tell. 5. Let not my soul be joined at last,

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With men of treachery and blood,
Since I my days on earth have passed
Among the saints, and near my God.

Confession and Pardon. [Ps. 32. iv.
1. WHILE I keep silence and conceal
My heavy guilt within my heart;
What torments doth my conscience feel!
What agonies of inward smart!

2. I spread my sins before the Lord,
And all my secret faults confess :
Thy gospel speaks a pardoning word,
Thy holy Spirit seals the grace.
3. For this shall every humble soul

Make swift addresses to thy seat; When floods of huge temptation roll, There shall they find a blest retreat. 4. How safe beneath thy wings I lie, When days grow dark, and storms appear!

And when I walk, thy watchful eye
Shall guide me safe from every snare.

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[Ps. 141. 4. In every pang that rends the heart, The Man of sorrows had a part; He sympathizes with our grief, And to the sufferer sends relief.

1. Mr God, accept my early vows,
Like morning incense in thy house;
And let my nightly worship rise
Sweet as the evening sacrifice.

2. Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, Lord,
From every rash and heedless word;
Nor let my feet incline to tread
The guilty path where sinners lead.
3. O may the righteous, when I stray,

Smite and reprove my wandering way!
Their gentle words, like ointment shed,
Shall never bruise, but cheer my head.

4. When I behold them pressed with grief,
I'll cry to heaven for their relief;
And by my warm petitions prove,
How much I prize their faithful love.

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1. GREAT God! to thee my evening song With humble gratitude I raise;

O let thy mercy tune my tongue, And fill my heart with lively praise. 2. My days unclouded as they pass, And every gentle, rolling hour, Are monuments of wondrous grace, And witness to thy love and power. 3. And yet this thoughtless, wretched heart, Too oft regardless of thy love, Ungrateful, can from thee depart, And, fond of trifles, vainly rove.

4. Seal my forgiveness in the blood
Of Jesus; his dear name alone
I plead for pardon, gracious God!
And kind acceptance at thy throne.

5. Let this blest hope mine eyelids close, With sleep refresh my feeble frame; Safe in thy care may I repose,

And wake with praises to thy name.

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here be-low;

Praise him a

bove, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

85.

God in the Seasons.

[Ps. 65. iii. 2. How did the spreading branches shoot,

1. ON God the race of man depends,

Far as the earth's remotest ends,
Where the Creator's name is known,
By nature's feeble light alone.
2 At his command the morning ray
Smiles in the east, and leads the day:
He guides the sun's declining wheels
Over the tops of western hills.

3. Seasons and times obey his voice;
The evening and the morn rejoice
To see the earth made soft with showers,
Laden with fruit, and dressed in flowers.

4. The desert grows a fruitful field;

Abundant food the valleys yield;
The valleys shout with cheerful voice,
And neighboring hills repeat their joys.

5. Thy works pronounce thy power divine;
O'er every field thy glories shine;
Through every month thy gifts appear;
Great God! thy goodness crowns the year.

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And bless the nations with the fruit! But now, O Lord, look down and see, Thy mourning vine, that lovely tree! 3. Why is her beauty thus defaced? Why hast thou laid her fences waste? Strangers and foes against her join, And every beast devours thy vine. 4. Return, almighty God, return; Nor let thy bleeding vineyard mourn: Turn us to thec, thy love restore, We shall be saved, and sigh no more.

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1. WHEN marshalled on the nightly plain, The glittering host bestud the sky,

One star alone, of all the train,

Can fix the sinner's wandering eye.

2. Hark! hark!-to God the chorus breaks,
From every host, from every gem;
But one alone the Saviour speaks,-
It is the Star of Bethlehem.

8. Once on the raging seas I rode,

The storm was loud, the night was dark,The ocean yawned-and rudely blowed The wind that tossed my foundering bark.

4. Deep horror thea my vitals froze,

Death-struck, I ceased the tide to stem;When suddenly a star arose,

It was the Star of Bethlehem.

8. It was my guide, my light, my all;

It bade my dark forebodings cease; And through the storm, and danger's thrall, It led me to the port of peace.

6. Now safely moored-my perils o'er, I'll sing, first in night's diadem,

Forever and for evermore,

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The Star-the Star of Bethlehem!

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1. COME, sacred Spirit, from above,
And fill the coldest heart with love,
Soften to flesh the rugged stone,
And let thy godlike power be known.

2. Speak thou, and from the haughtiest eyes
Shall floods of pious sorrow rise;
While all their glowing souls are borne
To seek that grace which now they scorn.

3. O let a holy flock await,

Numerous around thy temple-gate,
Each pressing on with zeal to be
A living saerifiee to thee.

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A kingdom which can ne'er decay,
While time sweeps earthly thrones away;
The state which power and truth sustain,
Unmoved forever must remain.

Jesus, to thee I breathe my prayer;
Reveal, confirm my interest there:
Whate'er my humble lot below,
This, this my soul desires to know.
6. O let me hear that voice divine
Pronounce the glorious blessing mine!
Enrolled among thy happy poor,
My largest wishes ask no more.

91.

Prayer in choosing a Pastor. [Hy. 566,

1. O LORD, thy pitying eye surveys
Our wandering paths, our trackless ways:
Send forth, in love, thy truth and light,
To guide our doubtful footsteps right.

2. In humble faith, behold we wait:
On thee we call at mercy's gate;
Our drooping hearts, O God! sustain,
Shall Israel seek thy face in vain ?

3. O Lord! in ways of peace return,
Nor let thy flock neglected mourn;
May our blest eyes a shepherd see,
Dear to our squís, and dear to thee.

4. Fed by his care, our tongues shall raise
A cheerful tribute to thy praise:
Our children learn the grateful song,
And theirs the cheerful notes prolong.

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