e Let not my foes that seek my blood Still triumph in my shame.

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2 Sin, and the powers of hell,
Persuade me to despair:

-Lord, make me know thy covenant well,
That I may 'scape the snare.

e 3 From the first dawning light
'Till the dark evening rise,
For thy salvation, Lord, I wait,
With ever-longing eyes.

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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 every humble sinner find
The methods of his grace.

o 6 For his own goodness' sake,

He saves my soul from shame;
He pardons (though my guilt be great,)
Through my Redeemer's name.

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S. M. SECOND PART. Dover. [*]

Ver. 12, 14, 10, 13.-Divine Instruction.

W who fears t' offend his God

WHERE shall the man be found,

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

2 The Lord shall make him know
The secrets of his heart;

o The wonders of his covenant show,
And all his love impart.

3 The dealings of his hand

Are truth and mercy still,

With such as to his covenant 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.

S. M. THIRD PART. St. Bridge's. [b]

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Ver. 15-22.-Backsliding and Desertion.

Mare ever to the Lord;

INE eyes and my desire

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

o 2 Turn, turn thee to my soul,
Bring thy salvation near;

e When will thy hand release my feet Out of the deadly snare!

p 3 When shall the sovereign grace Of my forgiving God,

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Restore me from those dangerous ways,
My wandering feet have trod.

4 The tumult of my thoughts
Does but enlarge my woe;

p My spirit languishes, my heart
Is desolate and low.

5 [With every morning light,
My sorrow new begins;
Look on my anguish and my pain,
And pardon all my sins.

PAUSE.

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 placed my only trust
In my Redeemer's name.

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

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

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PSALM 26. L. M. Quercy. Bath. [*]

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Self-Examination; or, Evidences of Grace.

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UDGE 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

e 2 I hate to walk, I hate to sit,
With men of vanity and lies;
The scoffer and the hypocrite
Are the abhorrence of my eyes.

o 3 Amongst thy saints will I appear,
With hands well washed in innocence;
e 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, e There shall I hear thy holy word,

And there thy works of wonder tell. -5 Let not my soul be joined at last With men of treachery and blood; Since 1 my days on earth have passed Among the saints, and near my God.

PSALM 27. C. M. FIRST PART. Bedford. [*]
Ver. 1-6.-The Church our Delight and Safety
THE Lord of glory is my light,
And my salvation too;

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

-2 One privilege my heart desires-
e O grant me an abode

Among the churches 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 inquire thy will.

e 4 When troubles rise, and storms appear,
There may his children hide;

o God has a strong pavilion, where

He makes my soul abide.

85 Now shall my head be lifted high,

Above my foes around;

And songs of joy and victory

Within thy temple sound.

St. Martin's.

C. M. SECOND PART. Barby. St. Ann's. [*]

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Ver. 8, 9, 13, 14.—Prayer and Hope.

OON as I heard my Father say,,

SOON

"Ye children, seek my grace,'

-My heart replied without delay, "I'll seek my Father's face.'

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

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

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

o 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 believed,

To see thy grace provide relief-
Nor was my hope deceived.

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

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

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PSALM 29. L. M. Psalm 97. [*]
Storm and Thunder.

GIVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame,

Give to the Lord renown and power:

Ascribe due honours to his name,

And his eternal might adore.

• 2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud,
Over the ocean and the land;

His voice divides the watery cloud,
And lightnings blaze at his command.

g 3 He speaks, and tempest, hail, and wind,
Lay the wide forest bare around;

e The fearful hart, and frighted hind,
Leap at the terror of the sound.

g 4 To Lebanon he turns his voice,
And lo, the stately cedars break;
The mountains tremble at the noise,
The valleys roar, the deserts quake.
5 The Lord sits sovereign on the flood;
The Thunderer reigns forever king;
-But makes his church his blest abode,
Where we his awful glories sing

€ 6 In gentler language there the Lord
The counsels of his grace imparts;
o Amidst the raging storm, his word
Speaks peace and courage to our hearts.

PSALM 30. L. M. FIRST PART. Quercy. [*] Sickness healed and Sorrow removed.

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WILL extol thee, Lord, on high;
At thy command diseases fly:
Who but a God can speak and save,
From the dark borders of the grave?
o 2 Sing to the Lord, ye saints of his,
And tell how large his goodness is;
Let all your powers rejoice and bless,
While you record his holiness.

-3 His anger but a moment stays;
His love is life and length of days:
e Though grief and tears the night employ,
o The morning star restores the joy.]

L. M. SECOND PART. Armley. [b]

Ver. 6.-Health, Sickness, and Recovery.

FIRM

IRM was my health, my day was bright, And I presumed 'twould ne'er be night; Fondly I said within my heart,

d" Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart."

-2 But I forgot thine arm was strong,

Which made my mountain stand so long; e Soon as thy face began to hide,

My health was gone, my comforts died. -3 I cried aloud to thee, my God, e "What canst thou profit by my blood? "Deep in the dust, can I declare

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Thy truth, or sing thy goodness there? 4 "Hear me, O God of grace!' I said, "And bring me from among the dead: " o Thy word rebuked the pains I felt,

Thy pardoning love removed my guilt.

-5 My groans, and tears, and forms of woe,
Are turned to joy and praises now;
I throw my sackcloth on the ground,
And ease and gladness gird me round.