9 Yet if thy sovereign hand let loose 10 My God, if possible it be, 11 My heart dissolves in pangs unknown; 12 Father, I give my spirit up, My dying flesh shall rest in hope, C. M. SECOND PART. Bedford. St. Ann's. [* NOW "O Lord, protect thy Son; "Nor leave thy darling to engage "The powers of hell alone.' -2 Thus did our suffering Saviour pray, With mighty cries and tears: o God heard him in that dreadful day, --3 Great was the victory of his death, 4 A numerous offspring must arise, e 5 The meek and humble souls shall see -And all that seek the Lord shall be o 6 The isles shall know the righteousness, And nations yet unborn, profess L. M. Carthage. [b] CHRIST's Sufferings and Exaltation. N The dying sorrows of our Lord; When he complained in tears and blood, e 2 The Jews beheld him thus forlorn, When God had left him in their power. p 5 They wound his head, his hands, his feet, And mock the pangs in which he died. And humble sinners taste his grace. PSALM 23. L. M. 1 Green's. Islington. [*] God our Shepherd. 'M'Now shall my wants be well supplied; shepherd is the living Lord; His providence and holy word Become my safety and my guide. 2 In pastures where salvation grows, He makes me feed, he makes me rest; There living water gently flows, And all the food's divinely blest. 3 My wandering feet his ways mistake; -But he restores my soul to peace, o And leads me for his mercy's sake, In the fair paths of righteousness. p 4 Though I walk through the gloomy vale, Where death and all its terrors are: -My heart and hope shall never fail, e 6 [The sons of earth, and sons of hell, 1 'M C. M. Y Shepherd will supply my need; Jehovah is his name: In pastures fresh he makes me feed, Beside the living stream. o 2 He brings my wandering spirit back, And leads me for his mercy's sake, e 3 When I walk through the shades of death, Thy presence is my stay; A word of thy supporting breath 4 Thy hand, in spite of all my foes, o My cup with blessings overflows, Thine oil anoints my head. -5 The sure provisions of my God Attend me all my days; e O may thy house be my abode, And all my work be praise! -6 There would I find a settled rest, No more a stranger or a guest, 0 S. M. 1 Aylesbury. Dover. [*] THE I shall be well supplied: 2 He leads me to the place, e 3 If e'er I go astray, He doth my soul reclaim; For his most holy name. 4 While he affords his aid, I cannot yield to fear! e Though I should walk through death's dark shade, My Shepherd's with me there. 8 5 In spite of all my foes, Thou dost my table spread; My cup with blessings overflows, 6 The bounties of thy love Shall crown my following days; Nor from thy house will I remove, Nor cease to speak thy praise. PSALM 24. C. M. Abridge. Bedford. [*] 1 THE Dwelling with God. HE earth forever is the Lord's, With Adam's numerous race; He raised its arches o'er the floods, And built it on the seas. e 2 But who among the sons of men May visit thine abode ? d He who has hands from mischief clean, Whose heart is right with God. 3 This is the man may rise, and take This is the lot of those who seek o 4 Now let our soul's immortal powers To meet the Lord prepare; o Lift up their everlasting doors; e 5 The King of glory-who can tell d 1 L. M. Islington. [*] Saints dwell in Heaven; or, Christ's Ascension. THIS And men and worms and beasts and birds; -He raised the building on the seas, And gave it for their dwelling-place. o 2 But there's a brighter world on high, Thy palace, Lord, above the sky: e Who shall ascend that blest abode, And dwell so near his Maker God? d 3 He who abhors and fears to sin, Whose heart is pure, whose hands are clean; Him shall the Lord the Saviour bless, And clothe his soul with righteousness. 4 These are the men, the pious race, Who seek the God of Jacob's face; o These shall enjoy the blissful sight, And dwell in everlasting light. PAUSE. Oporto. o 5 Rejoice, ye shining worlds on high, g To give his saints a blest abode, Near their Redeemer and their God. PSALM 25. S.M. 1st PART. Little Marlboro. [b] Ver. 1-11.-Waiting for Pardon and Direction. |