PSALM XXV. (s. M.)
MINE eyes and my desire
Are ever to the Lord;
I love to plead his promises,
And rest upon his word.
2 When shall the sovereign grace, Of my forgiving God,
Restore me from those dangerous ways,
My wandering feet have trod?
O keep my soul from death,
Nor put my hope to shame,
For I have placed my only trust
In my Redeemer's name.
4 With humble faith I wait
To see thy face again;
Of Israel it shall ne'er be said,
He sought the Lord in vain.
PSALM XXVII. (L.M.)
1 O LORD, our guard, our light, our way,
What dangers shall our souls dismay!
God of our life! whom need we fear,
When foes assault, if thou art near?
2 One wish, with holy transport warm,
Our hearts have form'd, and yet shall form ;
One thing we ask ;-to spend our days
In Zion's courts, with prayer and praise.
3 Though ev'ry earthly friend depart,
And love forsake a parent's heart,
The Lord, on whom our hopes depend,
Will prove a Father and a friend.
4 Ye trembling saints! in ev'ry strait,
On God with sacred courage wait;
His grace will life and strength afford;
O wait, then, daily on the Lord.
PSALM XXVIII. (7's.)
1 LORD, my strength, to thee I pray,
Turn not thou thine ear away;
Gracious to my vows attend,
While the humble knee I bend.
2 On thy long expected aid
See my hope for ever stay'd:
Thou my shield, my fortress art;
Thou, the refuge of my heart.
3 Grant me, Lord, thy love to share,
Feed me with a shepherd's care;
Save thy people from distress,
And thy fold for ever bless.
PSALM XXX. (c. M.)
1 I'LL celebrate thy praises, Lord,
Who didst thy pow'r employ,
To raise my drooping head, and check
My foes' insulting joy.
2 Thus to his courts, ye saints of his,
With songs of praise repair;
With me commemorate his truth,
And providential care.
3 His wrath has but a moment's reign,
His favour no decay;
Your night of grief is recompens'd
With joy's returning day.
4 Exalted thus, I'll gladly sing
Thy praise in grateful verse ;
And, as thy favours endless are,
Thy endless praise rehearse.
PSALM XXXIII. (c. M.)
1 LET all the just to God, with joy,
Their cheerful voices raise,
For well the righteous it becomes
To sing glad songs of praise.
2 How happy then are they, to whom
The Lord for God is known;
Whom he from all the world besides
Has chosen for his own!
3 Our soul on God with patience waits, Our help and shield is he;
Then, Lord, let still our hearts rejoice,
Because we trust in thee.
4 The riches of thy mercy, Lord,
Do thou to us extend;
Since we for all we want or wish
On thee alone depend.
1 THROUGH all the changing scenes of life, In trouble and in joy,
The praises of my God shall still
My heart and tongue employ.
2 The hosts of God encamp around
The dwellings of the just;
Deliv'rance he affords to all,
Who on his succour trust.
3 O make but trial of his love,
Experience will decide,
How bless'd they are, and only they,
Who in his truth confide.
4 Fear him, ye saints, and you will then
Have nothing else to fear;
Make you his service your delight,
Your wants shall be his care.
PSALM XXXVI. (L. M.)
1 THY mercy, Lord, our only hope,
The highest orb of heav'n transcends ;
Thy sacred truth's unmeasured scope,
Beyond the spreading sky extends.
2 Thy justice like the hills remains,
Unfathomed depths thy judgments are;
Thy providence the world sustains,
And all creation is thy care.
3 The saints shall to thy courts be led,
To banquet on thy love's repast,
And drink, as from the fountain head,
Of joys that shall for ever last.
4 Thee for our fount of life we own;
Light in thy light alone we see;
O hear us from thy heavenly throne;
O save us, for we trust in thee!
PSALM XXXVII. (P. M.)
1 THOUGH wicked men grow rich or great,
Yet let not their successful state
Thy anger or thy envy raise :
For they, cut down like tender grass,
Or like young flow'rs, away shall pass,
Whose blooming beauty soon decays.
2 Depend on God, and him obey;
So thou within the land shalt stay,
Secure from danger and from want:
Make his commands thy chief delight;
And he, thy duty to requite,
Shall all thy earnest wishes grant.
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