3 Therefore my heart all grief defies,
My glory shall rejoice;

My flesh shall rest in hope to rise,
Wak'd by his pow'rful voice.

4 Thou, Lord, when I resign my breath,
My soul from hell shalt free;
Nor let thy holy one in death

The least corruption see.

5 Thou shalt the paths of life display,
That to thy presence lead ;
Where pleasures dwell without allay,
And joys that never fade.

PSALM 18.

1 NO change of time shall ever shock
My firm affection, Lord, to thee;
For thou hast always been my rock,
A fortress and defence to me.

2 Thou my deliverer art, my God,
My trust is in thy mighty pow'r:
Thou art my shield from foes abroad,
At home my safeguard and my tow'r.

3 Thou suit'st, O Lord, thy righteous ways
To various paths of human kind;
They who for mercy merit praise,

With thee shall wond'rous mercy find.

4 Thou to the just shalt justice show, The pure thy purity shall see; Such as perversely chuse to go,

Shall meet with due returns from thee.

PSALM 18. OLD VERSION.

10 God, my strength and fortitude,

Of force I must love thee;

Thou art my castle and defence
In my necessity:

2 My God, my rock, in whom I trust,
The worker of my wealth;
My refuge, buckler, and my shield,
The horn of all my health.

3 When I sing laud unto the Lord,
Most worthy to be serv'd;
Then from my foes I am right sure
That I shall be preserv'd.

4 To Father, Son, and Holy-Ghost
All glory be therefore;

As in beginning was, is now,
And shall be evermore.

PART 2.

1

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HE Lord descended from above,
And bow'd the heav'ns most high;

And underneath his feet he cast

The darkness of the sky:

2 On cherubs and on cherubims
Full royally he rode,

And on the wings of mighty winds
Came flying all abroad.

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PSALM 19.

HE heav'ns declare thy glory, Lord,
Which that alone can fill;

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

2 The dawn of each returning day
Fresh beams of knowledge brings;
From darkest night's successive rounds
Divine instruction springs.

3 Their pow'rful language to no realm
Or region is confin'd;

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

4. Their doctrine does its sacred sense
Through earth's extent display;
Whose bright contents the circling sun
Does round the world convey.

PART 2.

1 GOD's perfect law converts the soul,

Reclaims from false desires;

With sacred wisdom his sure word
The ignorant inspires.

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

3 His perfect worship here is fix'd,
On sure foundations laid;

His equal laws are in the scales
Of truth and justice weigh'd.

4 Of more esteem than golden mines,
Or gold refin'd with skill;
More sweet than honey, or the drops
That from the comb distil.

5 My trusty counsellors they are,
And friendly warnings give;
Divine rewards attend on those
Who by thy precepts live.

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PSALM 20.

'HE Lord to thy request attend,
And hear thee in distress :

The name of Jacob's God defend,
And grant thy arms success.

2 To aid thee from on high repair,
And strength from Sion give;
Remember all thy off'rings there,
Thy sacrifice receive.

3 To compass thy own heart's desire,
Thy counsels still direct;
Make kindly all events conspire
To bring them to effect.

4 To thy salvation, Lord, for aid
We cheerfully repair,

With banners in thy name display'd, "The Lord accept our prayer.

5 Our hopes are fix'd, that now the Lord Our sovereign will defend

;

From heav'n resistless aid afford,
And to his pray'r attend.

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PSALM 23.

THE Lord himself, the mighty Lord,
Vouchsafes to be my guide;

The shepherd, by whose constant care
My wants are all supply'd.

2 In tender grass he makes me feed,
And gently there repose;

Then leads me to cool shades, and where
Refreshing water flows.

3 He does my wand'ring soul reclaim,
And, to his endless praise,
Instruct with humble zeal to walk
In his most righteous ways.

4 Since God doth thus his wond'rous love
Thro' all my life extend,
That life to him I will devote,
And in his temple spend.

PSALM 23. OLD VERSION.

1 MY shepherd is the living Lord,
Nothing therefore I need:

In pastures fair, near pleasant streams,
He setteth me to feed.

2 He shall convert and glad my soul,
And bring my mind in frame,