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From the Scotch Psalter, 1635.

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STRIVE each action to approve To His all-seeing eye; No danger shall my hopes remove,

Because He still is nigh.

Therefore my heart all grief defies,

My glory does rejoice; My flesh shall rest in hope to rise, Waked by His powerful voice.

Thou, Lord, when I resign my breath,
My soul from hell shalt free;
Nor let Thy Holy One in death

The least corruption see.

Thou shalt the paths of life display,

That to Thy presence lead; Where pleasures dwell without allay, And joys that never fade.

XVI.

ORD, keep me, for I trust in Thee; Be Thou my Guard and Guide: Securely may I walk or rest,

If Thou art at my side.

Thou art my portion, Lord, from Thee
My cup with joy o'erflows:
The safety of my guarded home

Thy strong defence bestows.
My soul shall ever bless the Lord,

Whose precepts give me light;
Whose warnings fill my silent thought
In watches of the night.
Before me, wheresoe'er I walk,
I still behold Him near;
While He upholds each step I tread,
No danger will I fear.

Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell,

Where darkness has the power; Nor doom Thy Holy One to feel Corruption's mortal hour.

The path of endless life and light

Thy mercy shall make known, And bid me taste the joy that beams From Thy eternal throne.

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WILLIAM CROFT, Mus. D. Died, 1727.

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XIX.

I.-(1, 2, 3, 4.)

THE heavens declare Thy Glory, Lord,
Which that alone can fill;

The firmament and stars express
Their great Creator's skill.

The dawn of each returning day

Fresh beams of knowledge brings;
And from the dark returns of night
Divine instruction springs.

Their powerful language to no realm
Or region is confined;

'Tis nature's voice, and understood
Alike by all mankind.

Their doctrine does its sacred sense

Through earth's extent display;
Whose bright contents the circling sun
Does round the world convey.

N. V.

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THOS. TALLIS. About 1565.

TALLIS. C. M. (Ordination Hymn.)

XIX.

II. (7, 8. 13, 14.)

GOD'S perfect law converts the soul,

Reclaims from false desires;

With sacred wisdom His sure Word
The ignorant inspires.

The statutes of the Lord are just,
And bring sincere delight;
His pure commands, in search of truth,
Assist the feeblest sight.

Let no presumptuous sin, O Lord,
Dominion have o'er me;
That, by Thy grace preserved, I may
The great transgression flee.

So shall my prayer and praises be
With Thy acceptance bless'd;
And I, secure on Thy defence,
My strength and Saviour, rest.

N. V.

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