Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the LORD; We have blessed you out of the house..of the LORD. 6 Bind the sacrifice with cords, Even unto the horns- | of the | altar. 7 8 Thou art my God, and I will praise thee; {Thou art my God, 1 1. Thou art my God, | I..will ex- alt thee. O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good; 1 2 3 4 5 When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, {We were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter And our tongue broke | out with singing. S Then said they among the heathen, { The LORD hath done great | things for them. 6 They that sow in tears shall | reap, shall | reap in | joy. 7 He that goeth forth weeping, | bearing..precious | seed, 8 ( Shall, doubtless, come again with rejoicing, Bringing..his sheaves with him. SELECTION 78. A-men. [Ps. xliii.] 1 S Judge me, O God, and plead my cause Against an un- god-ly | nation; 2 O deliver me from the de- ceitful and | unjust | man. 3 For thou art the God of my strength; {Why dost thou cast met 4 Why go I mourning of the op- pression of the enemy! 5 O send out thy light..and thy truth, 6 Let them lead me, let them bring me 7 Unto thy holy | hill, and | to thy | tabernacles. Then will I go unto the altar of God, Unto God my ex- ceeding | joy; 8 Yea, upon the harp will I praise thee..O|God, my God. 9 10 { Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou dis quiet..ed with- in me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him, Who is the health of my counte..nance | and my | God. CHANT No. 52. dde SELECTION 79. [Ps. lvii. 5, 7-11.] 1 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; 2 S My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; 3 4 5 6 Awake up, my glory; awake psaltery and harp; I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people; {I will ping unto thee among the nations. { For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; the earth. 2 SELECTION 80. He shall come down like rain {As showers that wa-ter the earth. [From Ps. lxxii.] the mown grass; In his days shall the righteous flourish; And abundance of peace as | long..as the | moon en- dureth. He shall judge the people with righteousness, the And the poor with | judgment. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, {And from the river..to the ends..of the earth. I His name shall endure forever: 5 {His name shall be continued as long..as the | sun; 6 And men shall be blessed in him: {All na-tions shall call him blessed. 1 2 SELECTION 81. [Is. ix. 2, 6, 7: Luke ii. 14.] The people that walked in darkness, Have seen a..great | light; (They that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them..hath the | light- | shined. For unto us a Child is born, 3 Unto us a Son is given; And the government shall be up-| on his | shoulder; 4 Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting | Father..The | Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall 5 be no end, 6 Upon the throne of David, and up-l on his kingdom, To order it, and to establish it with judgment And with justice, from henceforth | even..for-lever. (SYM.) Glory be to God in the highest, 7 {and on earth peace, goodwill to I men. S Glory be to God in the highest, 8 {And on earth | peace, good will to | men 2 4 5 { | heart. i But as for me, my feet were almost gone; For I was envious at the foolish, When I saw the pros- perity..of the wicked. For there are no bands in their death; But their strength, their | strength is | firm. (SYM.) When I thought to know this, It was too painful | for me. 6 S Until I went into the sanctuary of God; { 7 8 Then under stood..I their end. Surely thou didst set them in slippery places; How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! {They are utterly consumed with terrors. 9 As a dream, when | one a- waketh; 10 {SOTO LORD, when thou awakest, Thou..shalt de- spise their | image. 11 For lo, they that are far from | thee shall | perish: 12 Thou hast destroyed all them that | go a- stray from | thee. 13 But it is good for me to draw | near to | God; I have put my trust in the Lord, That I may de-| clare all | thy — works. |