4 I love thy habitation, Lord,

The temple where thine honours dwell
There shall I hear thy holy word,
And there thy works of wonder tell.
5 Let not my soul be joined at last
With men of treachery and blood,
Since I my days on earth have passed
Among the saints, and near my God.
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THE Lord of glory is my light,
And my salvation too;

God is my strength; nor will I fear
What all my foes can do.
One privilege my heart desires;
O! grant me mine abode
Among the churches of thy saints,
The temples of my God.
There shall I offer my requests,
And see thy beauty still,
Shall hear thy messages of love,
And there inquire thy will.
When troubles rise and storms appear,
There may his children hide;
God is a strong pavilion, where
He makes my soul abide.

5 Now shall my head be lifted high
Above my foes around,

And songs of joy and victory
Within thy temple sound.

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SOON as I heard my Father say, "Ye children, seek my grace," My heart replied, without delay, "I'll seek my Father's face." 2 Let not thy face be hid from me, Nor frown my soul away; God of my life, I fly to thee In a distressing day.

3 Should friends and kindred, near and dear Leave me to want or die,

My God will make my life his care,
And all my need supply.

4 My fainting flesh had died with grief,
Had not my soul believed,

To see thy grace provide relief;
Nor was my hope deceived.

5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints,
And keep your courage up;

He'll raise your spirit while it faints,
And far exceed your hope.

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L. M.

TO thee, O Lord, I raise my cries;
My fervent prayer in mercy hear;
For ruin waits my trembling soul,
If thou refuse a gracious ear.

2 While suppliant toward thy holy hill
I lift my mournful hands to pray,
Afford thy grace, nor drive me still
With impious hypocrites away.
3 To sons of falsehood, that despise
The works and wonders of thy reign,
Thy justice gives the due reward,
And sinks their souls to endless pain.
4 For ever blessed be the Lord,

Whose mercy hears my mournful voice!
My heart, that trusted in his word,
In his salvation shall rejoice.

5 Let every saint, in sore distress,
By faith approach his Saviour, God;
Then grant, O Lord, thy pardoning grace,
And feed thy church with heavenly food.
L. M.

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GIVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame,

Give to the Lord renown and power;
Ascribe due honours to his name,
And his eternal might adore.

2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud Through every ocean, every land; His voice divides the watery cloud, And lightnings blaze at his command. 3 He speaks, and tempest, hail, and wind, Lay the wide forest bare around; The fearful hart and frighted hind, Leap at the terror of the sound. 4 To Lebanon He turns his voice, And lo, the stately cedars break; The mountains tremble at the noise, The valleys roar, the deserts quake. 5 The Lord sits sovereign on the flood, The Thunderer reigns for ever king; But makes his church his blest abode, Where we his awful glories sing. 6 In gentler language, there the Lord The counsel of his grace imparts: Amidst the raging storm, his word Speaks peace and courage to our hearts. 30 FIRST PART. L. M. I WILL extol thee, Lord, on high: At thy command diseases fly:

Who but a God can speak and save From the dark borders of the grave? 2 Sing to the Lord, ye saints, and prove How large his grace, how kind his love: Let all your powers rejoice, and trace The wondrous records of his grace.

3 His anger but a moment stays; His love is life and length of days: Though grief and tears the night employ, The morning star restores the joy. 30

SECOND PART. L. M.

FIRM was my health, my day was bright

And I presumed 'twould ne'er be night

Fondly I said within my heart,

"Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart."

2 But I forgot thine arm was strong, Which made my mountain stand so long. Soon as thy face began to hide,

My health was gone, my comforts died. 3 I cried aloud to thee, my God,

"What canst thou profit by my blood? Deep in the dust can I declare

Thy truth, or sing thy goodness there? 4 "Hear me, O God of grace," I said, "And bring me from among the dead:" Thy word rebuked the pains I felt, Thy pardoning love removed my guilt. 5 My groans, and tears, and forms of wo, Are turned to joy and praises now; I throw my sackcloth on the ground, And ease and gladness gird me round. 6 My tongue, the glory of my frame, Shall ne'er be silent of thy name;

Thy praise shall sound thro'earth and heaven For sickness healed, and sins forgiven.

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TO thee, O God of truth and love,
My spirit I commit;

Thou hast redeemed my soul from death,
And saved me from the pit.

2 My times are in thy hand, I cried,
Though I draw near the dust:
Thou art the refuge where I hide,
The God in whom I trust.

O! make thy reconciled face
Upon thy servant shine,

And save me, for thy mercy's sake,
For I am wholly thine.

4 "Twas in my haste my spirit said,
"I must despair and die,

I am cut off before thine eyes;"
But thou hast heard my cry.

5 Thy goodness, how divinely free!
How sweet thy smiling face
To those that fear thy majesty,
And trust thy promised grace!
6 O love the Lord, all ye his saints,
And sing his praises loud;

He'll bend his ear to your complaints,
And recompense the proud.

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SECOND PART. C. M.

MY heart rejoices in thy name,

My God, my heavenly trust;

Thou hast preserved my face from shame,
Mine honour from the dust.

2 "My life is spent with grief," I cried,
"My years consumed in groans,
My strength decays, mine eyes are dried,
And sorrow wastes my bones."
Among mine enemies my name
A proverb vile was grown,
While to my neighbours I became
Forgotten and unknown.

Slander and fear on every side

Seized and beset me round:
I to thy throne of grace applied
And speedy rescue found.

5 How great deliverance thou hast wrought Before the sons of men!

The lying lips to silence brought,
And made their boasting vain!

6 Thy children from the strife of tongues
Shall thy pavilion hide,

Guard them from infamy and wrongs,
And crush the sons of pride.

7 Within thy sacred presence, Lord,
Let me for ever dwell;

No fenced city, walled and barred
Secures a saint so well.