PSALM LIV. The Lord is my shepherd. Ps. xxiii. 1. Old Version. My shepherd is the living Lord, In pastures fair, near pleasant streams, He shall convert and glad my soul, Yea, though I walk in vale of death, Thy rod and staff do comfort me, Through all my life, thy favour is So frankly shew'd to me; That in thy house for evermore, G HYMN LV. They are new every morning. Lam. iii. 23. My God! how endless is thy love! Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours! Thy sov'reign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy pow'rs. I yield my pow'rs to thy command, O! may thy grace to me be giv❜n, To choose and keep the better part. HYMN LVI. Effectual fervent prayer. Jas. v. 16. Now may fervent pray'r arise, Wing'd with faith, and pierce the skies; Fervent pray'r shall bring us down, Gracious answers from the throne. Saviour! let thy pow'r be felt, Let the minds of all our youth, Bless us all both old and young: Thine Almighty pow'r and love. HYMN LVII. The people that walked in darkness. Is. ix. 2. O'er the gloomy hills of darkness Let thy glorious morning dawn. Loud resound from pole to pole. May the realms that sit in darkness Hail with joy the spreading light; And from eastern coast to western, May the morning chase the night; And redemption Wave her banner o'er the earth. Saviour! all the world around. PSALM LVIII• God is our refuge and strength. Ps. xlvi. 1: O God! our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come; Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. Under the shadow of thy throne, Sufficient is thine arm alone, Before the hills in order stood, Or earth receiv'd her frame; From everlasting thou art God, To endless years the same. O God! our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come; Be thou our guard whilst life shall last, And our eternal home. |