C. M. SIXTEENTH PART. Plymouth. [b] Ver. 25, 37. P1 MY soul lies cleaving to the dust, Lord, give me life divine; From vain desires and ev'ry lust, e 2 I need the influence of thy grace, Ver. 107. 3 When sore afflictions press me down, e 4 Are not thy mercies sovereign still? Wilt thou not grant me warmer zeal, Ver. 159, 40. 5 Does not my heart thy precepts love, And long to see thy face? e And yet how slow my spirits move, Without enliv'ning grace! -6 Then shall I love thy gospel more, When I have felt its quick'ning pow'r L. M. FIRST PART. Babylon. [b] 1 W Ally support is from thy word: HEN pain and anguish seize me, Lord, My soul dissolves for heaviness; Uphold me with thy strength'ning grace. 2 The proud have fram'd their scoffs and lies, They watch my feet with envious eyes, And tempt my soul to snares and sin; Ver. 161, 78. 3 They hate me, Lord, without a cause, 1 L. M. SECOND PART. Quercy. [*] Ver. 67, 59. NATHER, I bless thy gentle hand- Ere I had felt thy scourges, Lord; 3 'Tis good for me to bear the yoke, o 4 The law, that issues from thy mouth, Ver. 73. -5 Thy hands have made my mortal frame, Thy Spirit form'd my soul within ; Teach me to know thy wondrous name, o 6 Then all who love and fear the Lord, And made thy grace my only choice. 1 PSALM 120. C. M. C. M. Dorset. [b] Complaint of Strife, and Desire for Peace. TH HOU God of love, thou ever blest, When wilt thou set my soul at rest, From lips that love deceit ! 2 Hard lot of mine, my days are cast Whose never ceasing brawlings waste 30 might I fly to change my place, 5 New passions still their souls engage, 6 Should burning arrows smite thee thro' And melt his heart with love. PSALM 121. L. M. Sheffield. Truro. [*] 1 Divine Protection. TP to the hills I lift mine eyes, U to the hill Lilit birend the skies; Thence all her help my soul derives : g 2 He lives! the everlasting God, Who built the world, who spread the flood; -3 He guides our feet, he guards our ways; o 4 Israel, a name divinely blest, 5 No sun shall smite thy head by day; • 6 Should earth and hell with malice burn, Still thou shalt go, and still return, Safe in the Lord; his heav'nly care Defends thy life from ev'ry snare. -7 On thee foul spirits have no pow'r ; e And, in thy last departing hour, o Angels, who trace the airy road; Shall bear thee homeward to thy God. C. M. Mear. [*] T Preservation by Day and Night. O heav'n I lift my waiting eyes, There all my hopes are laid; The Lord, who built the earth and skies, Is my perpetual aid. 2 Their feet shall never slide to fall, His ear attends the softest call; 3 He will sustain our weakest powers, And watch our most unguarded hours, 4 Israel, rejoice, and rest secure, His wakeful eyes employ his power 5 Nor scorching sun, nor sickly moon He shields thy head from burning noon, 6 He guards thy soul, he keeps thy breath, P. M. Allerton. [*] God is the tow'r To which I fly; 2 My feet shall never slide, Since God, my guard and guide, Those wakeful eyes That never sleep, Shall Israel keep 3 No burning heats by day, And thou my shade, 4 Hast thou not giv'n thy word, Nor fear to die, PSALM 122. C. M. Hymn 2nd. Bethlehem. [*] 0 1 g H% Going to Church. OW did my heart rejoice to hear "In Zion let us all appear, "And keep the solemn day!" -2 I love her gates, I love the road! The church, adorn'd with grace, Stands like a palace built for God, To shew his milder face. o 3 Up to her courts, with joys unknown, The holy tribes repair; e The Son of David holds his throne, And sits in judgment there. |