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4 Poor though I am, despis'd, forgot,
Yet God, my God, forgets me not;
And he is safe, and must succeed,
For whom the Lord vouchsafes to plead.

PSALM LXXI. (c. M.)

PART I.

1 MY God, my everlasting hope,

I live upon thy truth;

Thine hands have held my

childhood up,

And strengthen'd all my youth.

2 Still has my life new wonders seen,
Repeated every year;
Behold my days that yet remain,
I trust them to thy care.

3 Cast me not off when strength declines, When hoary hairs arise,

And round me let thy glories shine,
Whene'er thy servant dies!

4 Then in the history of my age,
When men review my days,
They'll read thy love in every page,
In every line thy praise!

PSALM LXXI. (c. M.)

PART II.

1 WHEN all thy mercies, O my God,
My rising soul surveys;
Transported by the view, I'm lost
In wonder, love, and praise!

2 Unnumber'd comforts to my soul
Thy tender care bestow'd,
Before my infant heart conceiv'd

From whom those comforts flow'd!

3 When in the slipp'ry paths of youth, With heedless steps I ran,

Thine arm unseen convey'd me safe,
And led me up to man.

4 Through every period of my life
Thy goodness I'll pursue,
And after death, in distant worlds,
The glorious theme renew.

5 Through all eternity to thee
A grateful song I'll raise;
But oh! eternity's too short,
To utter all thy praise!

PSALM LXXII. (L. M.)

1 JESUS shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run;

His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more.

2 For him shall endless prayer be made,
And princes throng to crown his head :
His name, like sweet perfume shall rise,
With every morning sacrifice.

3 People and realms of every tongue,
Dwell on his love with sweetest song;
And infant voices shall proclaim
Their early blessings on his name.

4 Blessings abound where'er he reigns, The prisoner leaps to lose his chains: The weary find eternal rest,

And all the sons of want are blest.

5 Where he displays his healing power,
Death and the curse are known no more :
In him the tribes of Adam boast
More blessings than their father lost.

6 Let every creature rise and bring
Peculiar honours to our King:
Angels descend with songs again,
And earth repeat the loud amen!

PSALM LXXIX. (L. M.)

1 O LORD, how long shall heathens hold
The heritage that once was thine?
How long shall they invade thy fold,
How long pollute thy holy shrine?
2 Behold the violence, the scorn,
And all the wrongs thy people bear
Oppress'd, insulted, and forlorn,
Shall they no more thy favour share?
3 O let their sins be wash'd away,

For thy compassion, Lord, is great;
For thy name's sake, forbear to slay,
And lift them from their low estate!

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4 Let Israel's captive sons be free,
Restore them, and remove thy rod,
That all the earth, thy hand may see,
And, wondering, own thee, for their God!

PSALM LXXX. (L. M.)

1 O ISRAEL'S Shepherd, Joseph's Guide,
Our prayers to thee, vouchsafe to hear:
Thou that dost on the cherubs ride,
Again in solemn state appear.

2 To thee, O God of Hosts, we pray
Thy wonted goodness, Lord, renew:
From heaven thy throne, this vine survey,
And her sad state with pity view.

3 Behold the vineyard made by thee,
Which thy right hand did guard so long,
And keep that branch from danger free,
Which for thyself, thou mad'st so strong.

4 Do thou convert us, Lord, do thou
The lustre of thy face display;
And all the ills we suffer now,
Like scatter'd clouds shall pass away!

PSALM LXXXI. (c. M.)

1 O GOD, our strength, to thee, our song
With joyful hearts we raise ;
To thee, our sure defence, belong
All worship, love, and praise!

2 In trouble's dark and stormy hour,
Thine ear hath heard our prayer;
And graciously thine arm of power
Hath sav'd us from despair.

3 And thou, O ever-gracious Lord,
Wilt keep thy promise still;
If meekly we receive thy word,
And strive to do thy will.

4 So shall thy choicest gifts, O Lord,
Thy faithful people bless;

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For them shall earth its stores afford,
And heaven its happiness.

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